Models & Assays
Tremor Plate
A piezoelectric plate can be used to record tremor events in rats or mice (SR-LAB from San Diego Instruments). Various quantifiable data can be retrieved from a single recording (power spectrum, intensity, duration, time spent in tremor) to assess whether NCEs affect the number of tremors, the duration of tremors, and/or the intensity of tremors 2-6.

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