This week’s main focus was working on the
attention task. Since all of the Templeton project rats have gone through their
two training sessions, we have begun to run them on the A-shape program. They
need to complete this program 5 times before they can move onto the 50 signal
lever program. We also are still finishing up some of cohort 4 training, and
because some of them finished we were able to run a few through the figure 8
locomotive test.
I also spent my time this week weighing and
sexing newborn rats for the Diazinon study. This study is a pilot study and is
focusing on how the Diazinon pesticide affects development. It is really fun to
work with newborns because they are really small and cute. They weigh around
eight pounds and by the fourth day weigh around twelve pounds. Since they are
little, their eyes are still closed and they don't have any fur yet.
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