Do particular extremes of emotions generate signature autonomic changes? If so, 'reading' people's physiological responses could provide insight into emotional status. Henderson et al (2012) examined this possibility using the microneurography...

The Scientist Magazine recently announced the top 10 industrial companies for which to work in 2012. At the top of the list, ADInstruments stands out as a customer oriented company with a laid-back, friendly work environment.

This study investigated whether EEMD-matched filter signal analysis techniques, applied to visual-evoked potentials, would yield improved information transfer rates that would more easily allow a person's 'brainwaves' to control a small robot car.

This study reports on findings that lead-toxicity causes Parkinsonian-like symptoms, which were partly explained through changes in neuronal firing patterns in a part of the brain called the subthalamic nucleus.

Cognitive enhancing drugs offer symptomatic relief from mental fatigue and cognitive decline in early-stage brain diseases. This study shows the how a novel cognitive enhancing drug, ST101, exerts its effects on the brain at cellular and molecular...

Over a decade ago the rubber hand illusion was discovered. Since then, studies have investigated the neurophysiological and cognitive basis for the body-ownership illusion. This study investigated whether skin colour of the hand mattered.

Behavioral mimicry is an important element of human social interaction – but what drives it? This study shows that perceived reward has a powerful influence on how we mimic facial expressions in others.

Holt N., Askew G. (2012). Locomotion on a slope in leaf-cutter ants: metabolic energy use, behavioral adaptations and the implications for route selection on hilly terrain. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 215: 2545-2550 Details Customer study...

Internal anal sphincter muscle tissue was engineered from human smooth muscle cells with a view to investigating viable replacement sphincter tissue for patients with incontinence.

Learn about the 2012 Craw-Fly workshop and techniques covered in the course.

If you regularly take time to enjoy the outdoors then chances are you’ll benefit in a number of ways both mentally and physically. This study explores some of the mechanisms responsible for this in a controlled environment.

ADInstruments congratulates Teresa Tang, the 2011 Australian Brain Bee Champion who has won the 2012 International Brain Bee (IBB).

In biomedical research human diseases are commonly modeled in rodents such as mice. Their small size, however, poses technical challenges for physiological recordings. This study proposes a new method for recording RSNA in awake unrestrained mice.

Gandolini et al (2012) investigated whether changing running technique or wearing sports shoes might lower the forces exerted on feet and legs during foot-strike.

Why does sweat release occur during motion sickness? This study investigates this phenomenon by applying galvanic vestibular stimulation and measuring skin-sympathetic activity

This study investigates cerebral blood flow regulation in professional boxers and finds that repetitive sub-concussive head impact may explain the progressive nature of associated brain injury.

The aim of this study was to test the performance of a novel shape-memory alloy surgical clip, designed to be delivered by injection though a fine gauge needle.

Understanding the connection between brain circuits involved in smell and memory has practical importance, but only if the response patterns are understood. Cinnamon scrolls anyone?

346 students from 70 universities took part in the tenth installment of the Professor A. Raman Challenge Trophy at the University of Malaya last month. A sponsor of the quiz, ADInstruments was at hand to support the event and conduct an educator...

This study demonstrates a reliable and novel protocol for obtaining SBP and HR from freely moving rats using the tail-cuff method, suitable for deducing both small and substantial changes in blood pressure.