Translational neuroscience in animal research : advancement, challenges, and research ethics / Jason E. Warnick, Allan V. Kauleff, editors.

[Hauppauge, N.Y.] : Nova Science Publishers, [2010], ©2010.

xi, 174 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Alternative models for pain research : a translational, non-mammalian model with an ethical advantage / Craig W. Stevens -- Use of the domestic chicken to investigate mechanisms of brain maturation / Rebbekah Atkinson ... [et al.] -- Social isolation stress-induced changes in allopregnanolone modulate GABAA receptor plasticity and function / M. Serra ... [et al.] -- Analysis of abnormal repetitive behaviors in experimental animal models / Peter C. Hart ... [et al.] -- Development and validation of the chick anxiety-depression continuum model / Kristen A. Hymel ... [et al.] -- Hybridizing experimental paradigms to increase high throughput of neurobehavioral data / Rupert J. Egan ... [et al.] -- Moving beyond predictive validity : assessing the maximum predictive value of anxiolytic screening assays / Jason E. Warnick, Cassandra Crase, and Rachel Williams -- Assessing the maximum predictive value of screening assays, Pt. II : refinements and implications for animal research ethics / Jason E. Warnick, Autumn Laffoon, and Blake Whitt -- Understanding the function of analogy and homology to categorize pharmacological screening assays / Jason E. Warnick -- Enhancing faculty and student experiences in neuroscience at a predominantly undergraduate institution / Amy R. Pearce, Kris Biondolillo, and Malathi Srivatsan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.