Means of Measures

Question 1

IRB

Answer 1

Institutional review board

Question 2

IACUC

Answer 2

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee

Question 3

3 Rs of animal research

Answer 3

Replace animals if possible
Reduce use of animals
Refine and minimize pain and distress of animals

Question 4

EEG

Answer 4

Measures electrical fields from the scalp
Non Invasive

Question 5

FMRI

Answer 5

Detects changes in blood oxygen levels
Non Invasive

Question 6

PET

Answer 6

Measures recent glucose metabolism
Non Invasive

Question 7

Optogenetics

Answer 7

Infects neurons to activate/deactivate to light
Invasive

Question 8

DREADDs

Answer 8

Infect neurons to activate/deactivate to drugs
Invasive

Question 9

Histology

Answer 9

Inspection of post-mortem brain tissue
Technically Yes

Question 10

Electrophysiology

Answer 10

Measure the electrical activity of individual neurons
Invasive

Question 11

Microstimulation

Answer 11

Electrically stimulate individual neurons
Invasive

Question 12

Pharmacological intervention

Answer 12

Measure the effect of drugs on brains & behavior
Kind of Invasive

Question 13

Lesions

Answer 13

Permanently damage a brain area(s)
Invasive

Question 14

TMS

Answer 14

Perturbs neural firing with magnets
Non Invasive