Reference: Graziano Fiorito
Analysis of the behavior of marine organisms and its adaptive plasticity.
It includes apparata for image and video analysis, video recordings, morphological and morpho-functional analysis of the nervous system and other organs and systems.
Classic and basic biological laboratory equipments are also provided.
Systems for the experimentation
- Technologies for the observation and measurement of behavior.
- Systems for the morpho-functional analysis.
- Anterograde and retrograde transport in nerve fibers. Electrophysiology as applied to nervous system.
- Ultrasound and sonography.
Analysis and approaches
- Morfo-functional characterization of neural systems as applied to marine invertebrates.
- Biological, cellular and physiological analysis of learning and memory recall.
- Neural modulation.
- Assessment of variability of behavioral responses.
- Analysis sensory-motor systems.
Equipment
- Ultrasound devices.
- Sliding and rotary microtomes, cryostat.
- Video cameras and video-recording systems (digital and analogue).
