D4.1. Rationale and Mission. The development of molecular and genetic technologies by neuroscientists hasincreased the need to examine the effects of in vitro mutations within the intact and functioning animal. Functionalanalysis of behavior is also required to study the molecular consequences of many modeled neurologicaland psychiatric disorders for which changes in gene expression and neurochemistry in the brain correlate withbehavioral alterations. Comprehensive behavioral phenotyping, however, often requires expertise and instrumentationbeyond the financial and technical capabilities of most individual laboratories. Thus, shared behavioralfacilities need to be crucial components of university research core facilities.
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