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Behavioral Assessment of Visual Function via Optomotor Response and Cognitive Function via Y-Maze in Diabetic Rats

Behavioral Assessment of Visual Function via Optomotor Response and Cognitive Function via Y-Maze in Diabetic Rats

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October 23, 2020

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10.3791/61806-v

DOI:
10.3791/61806-v

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07:41 min
October 23, 2020

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1Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation,Atlanta VA Medical Center, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering,Georgia Institute of Technology, 3Department of Neuroscience,Emory University, 4Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health,Emory University

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Neural degeneration in both eyes and brain as a result of diabetes can be observed through behavioral tests carried out on rodents. The Y-maze, a measure of spatial cognition, and the optomotor response, a measure of visual function, both provide insight into potential diagnoses and treatments.

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Gudapati, K., Singh, A., Clarkson-Townsend, D., Phillips, S. Q., Douglass, A., Feola, A. J., Allen, R. S. Behavioral Assessment of Visual Function via Optomotor Response and Cognitive Function via Y-Maze in Diabetic Rats. J. Vis. Exp. (164), e61806, doi:10.3791/61806 (2020).

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