The Feeding Experimentation Device v.3 (FED3) is a smart pellet dispensing device originally designed for training mice on nose-poking tasks. Contributors to the product include Lex Kravitz, Sophi Kravitz, Bridget Matikainen-Ankney, Andrew Hardaway, Mohamed Ali, Katrina Nguyen, and Filipe Carvalho. FED3 is battery powered and designed for home cages. It collects information on nosepokes and […]
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Craniobot
Mice studies are ubiquitous in neuroscience labs and require a huge amount of time and expertise. And both of those things cost big $$$ which makes the field less accessible. University of Minnesota scientists Leila Ghanbari and Mathew Rynes (along with a long list of collaborators) have developed an impressive robot which can perform cranial […]