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Calcium dynamics in habenular astrocytes regulate active coping within behavioral transitions - Communications Biology Tracking of astrocytes dynamics in habenula reveals their contribution to behavioral transitions across species.

Excellent paper from @emreyaksi.bsky.social @manumameli.bsky.social labs. So much gold in the supplementary figures!

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Inhibition mediated by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors regulates habenula activity and defensive behaviors Nature Communications - The role of glutamate-driven inhibition in neural computations and animal behavior is not fully understood. This study reveals that group III metabotropic glutamate...

New publication from our lab is just out! rdcu.be/ezk1U
In brief, we showed that glutamate-driven inhibition in the habenula can alter neural activity and connectivity, leading to amplified sensory responses and defensive behaviors.

Inhibition mediated by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors regulates habenula activity and defensive behaviors - Nature Communications The role of glutamate-driven inhibition in neural computations and animal behavior is not fully understood. This study reveals that group III metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) mediate inhibiti...

Group III metabotropic #glutamate #receptors regulate habenula activity and defensive #behaviors in #zebrafish
@emreyaksi.bsky.social‬ ‪@nathaliejuya.bsky.social‬ et al.

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"Behavioral effects at concentrations up to 156-fold lower than classical endpoints" Quote from the latest #ecotoxicology paper using the Zantiks MWP system #BehaviourSimply

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Today is #behaviour session day at #SETACVienna! Come and tell us about your behavioural #ecoxoticology research at Zantiks booth 8 to win a T-shirt. #BehaviourSimply

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Want to learn how to automate behaviour assays to simplify toxicity testing? Come and speak with us at booth 8
#SETACEurope #SETACVienna #Behaviour #ecotoxicology #BehaviourSimply @setac.bsky.social

Zantiks latest mechanical stimulation stand for #arousal #sleep disturbance in #Drosophila can support standard multi well plates or a custom locator to hold 32 DAM tubes. #BehaviourSimply

Deoxynucleoside supplementation ameliorates the disease associated phenotypes in a zebrafish model of RRM2B mtDNA depletion syndrome Abstract. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion syndromes (MDDS) are rare, clinically heterogeneous mitochondrial disorders resulting from nuclear variants i

Latest paper by Munro et al. using Zantiks systems to aid research on deoxynucleoside & mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes (MDDS).⁣ They show, for the first time in vivo, that deoxynucleoside supplementation can mitigate effects of RRM2B mutations. #BehaviourSimply

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We are having a great time at @neurowissg.bsky.social. Come and chat to us at booth 18 to see how we can help you make your #Behaviour #research simple! #NWG2025 #BehaviourSimply

Zebrafish and cellular models of SELENON-Congenital myopathy exhibit novel embryonic and metabolic phenotypes - Skeletal Muscle Background SELENON-Congenital Myopathy (SELENON-CM) is a rare congenital myopathy caused by mutations of the SELENON gene characterized by axial muscle weakness and progressive respiratory insufficien...

"SelN-deficient #zebrafish exhibit changes in embryonic muscle function and #swimming #activity in #larvae" An interesting new paper by #Zantiks users Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. #BehaviourSimply

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Small molecule modulator of neuronal lysosome positioning and function resolves Alzheimer’s Disease-linked pathologies in cultured human neurons Abnormal increase in axonal lysosome abundance is associated with multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease. However, the underlying mechanisms and disease relevance are not fu...

"treatment with the small molecule led to a striking rescue of locomotor defects in JIP3 KO zebrafish larvae..." read more on this #Alzheimers #ResearchPaper. Uses for the Zantiks MWP system #BehaviourSimply

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We are kicking off conference season with the #Dros25 meeting in San Diego. We are excited to show attendees all of the latest developments and bioassays for #Drosophila #behaviour #BehaviourSimply

A glimpse at some of the many species, and types of studies that can be automated in a Zantiks system. Talk to us about how we can help you make #BehaviourSimple

Zantiks AD units set up for tank diving

A rare #LabDay for me these days with my wonderful #zebrafish companions to keep me company :-) @zantiks.bsky.social @zebrafishrock.bsky.social

Zantiks systems offer the flexibility to control additional pumps and relays, allowing add ons such as the #olfactometer to be simply plugged into the system and controlled by the standard software. #drosophila #odour #avoidance #BehaviourSimply

Happy New Year! Zantiks are looking forward to another year supporting our users and developing simple solutions for measuring behaviour paradigms. We have lots of new ideas and are keen to work with researchers to develop them. #BehaviourSimply

All Zantiks systems can be rotated onto their side to provide #verticaldistribution #data while still maintaining control of #stimuli. Such as these #mosquito #larvae diving #behaviour in response to a vibration #startle stimuli. #BehaviourSimply

Come and talk to us at #UKVBD2024 Liverpool to see how we can make your #Behaviour #Research simple. @ukvbd.bsky.social #BehaviourSimply

Accurate per frame XY coordiante data, live tracking, integrated screen and feeder are used to perform the 5-Choice serial reaction time task in the Zantiks LT system. #zebrafish #behaviour #memory #learning #Impulsivity #BehaviourSimply

Zantiks offer two main products for measuring #animalbehaviour. The MWP can hold a petri dish or multi-well plate. The LT can hold a tank/cage or 8x mulit-well plates. The systems offer integrated control of a number of stimuli plus live tracking & data processing. #BehaviourSimply

Hi, we are Zantiks Ltd. We build fully integrated systems for measuring behaviour in a wide variety of animal models. We operate within a number of scientific disciplines. #neuroscience #psychology #ecotoxicology #entomology #ecology #ethology #behavioiur #aeging #memory #learning