An automatic experimental apparatus to study arm reaching in New World monkeys

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• Alternative Title:
  J Neurosci Methods
• Personal Author:
  Yin, Allen ; An, Jehi ; Lehew, Gary ; Lebedev, Mikhail A. ; Nicolelis, Miguel A. L.
• Description:
  Background
  
  Several species of the New World monkeys have been used as experimental models in biomedical and neurophysiological research. However, a method for controlled arm reaching tasks has not been developed for these species.
  
  New Method
  
  We have developed a fully automated, pneumatically driven, portable, and reconfigurable experimental apparatus for arm-reaching tasks suitable for these small primates.
  
  Results
  
  We have utilized the apparatus to train two owl monkeys in a visually-cued arm-reaching task. Analysis of neural recordings demonstrates directional tuning of the M1 neurons.
  
  Comparison with Existing Method(s)
  
  Our apparatus allows automated control, freeing the experimenter from manual experiments.
  
  Conclusion
  
  The presented apparatus provides a valuable tool for conducting neurophysiological research on New World monkeys.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Animals Aotidae Arm Behavior, Animal Electrophysiological Phenomena Equipment Design Female Models, Animal Motor Cortex Neurons Platyrrhini Psychomotor Performance

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• Source:
  J Neurosci Methods. 264:57-64.
• Pubmed ID:
  26928257
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4839179
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  DP1 MH099903/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; DP1MH099903/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  264
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1d86b8ae12f2a180cff70eda0c76a1207f96ff48df9eb2be28ebe7f8660146e5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/40927/cdc_40927_DS1.pdf
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