Protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming Xenopus laevis tadpoles
Summary: Xenopus tadpoles display innate visually guided behaviors which are thought to promote survival by guiding them toward sources of food and away from predators. Experimentally, studying these behaviors can provide insight into the formation and function of the neural circuits which underlie...
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| author | Uwemedimo G. Udoh Kaiyuan Zheng Kara G. Pratt |
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| description | Summary: Xenopus tadpoles display innate visually guided behaviors which are thought to promote survival by guiding them toward sources of food and away from predators. Experimentally, studying these behaviors can provide insight into the formation and function of the neural circuits which underlie them. Here, we present a protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming tadpoles. We describe steps to create the visual stimuli, carry out the experiments, and analyze the resulting data.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Hunt et al.1 and Bruno et al.2 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13065e7aa68b47e1a05b874e9d10e9042023-07-13T05:30:49ZengElsevierSTAR Protocols2666-16672023-09-0143102422Protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming Xenopus laevis tadpolesUwemedimo G. Udoh0Kaiyuan Zheng1Kara G. Pratt2Department of Zoology and Physiology, and Program in Neuroscience, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; Corresponding authorDepartment of Zoology and Physiology, and Program in Neuroscience, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USADepartment of Zoology and Physiology, and Program in Neuroscience, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: Xenopus tadpoles display innate visually guided behaviors which are thought to promote survival by guiding them toward sources of food and away from predators. Experimentally, studying these behaviors can provide insight into the formation and function of the neural circuits which underlie them. Here, we present a protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming tadpoles. We describe steps to create the visual stimuli, carry out the experiments, and analyze the resulting data.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Hunt et al.1 and Bruno et al.2 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166723003891Developmental biologyNeuroscienceBehavior |
| spellingShingle | Uwemedimo G. Udoh Kaiyuan Zheng Kara G. Pratt Protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming Xenopus laevis tadpoles STAR Protocols Developmental biology Neuroscience Behavior |
| title | Protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming Xenopus laevis tadpoles |
| title_full | Protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming Xenopus laevis tadpoles |
| title_fullStr | Protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming Xenopus laevis tadpoles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming Xenopus laevis tadpoles |
| title_short | Protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming Xenopus laevis tadpoles |
| title_sort | protocol for measuring visual preferences of freely swimming xenopus laevis tadpoles |
| topic | Developmental biology Neuroscience Behavior |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166723003891 |
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