Dylan Thomas from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Maria Isabel Carreño-Muñoz. Dr. Carreño-Muñoz is a post-doctoral student in Dr. DiCristo's Lab at the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, affiliated with Université de Montréal. In this episode, Dr. Carreño-Muñoz shares her research on developing a new tool for behavioral analysis called Phenotypix. Here she elaborates on this exciting technology which has the potential to analyze aspects of animal model behavior that have previously been out of reach to researchers.

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Dylan Thomas (Voice and Post-Production), Michelle Gandelman (Pre-Production and Graphic Design), Jess Hursti (Pre-Production and Post-Production), Nik Chander (Pre-Production and Post-Production)

2:47 - What are piezoelectric sensors and how do they work?
4:27 - Identifying subtle behaviours in animal models with Phenotypix
6:05 - Using Phenotypix to detect new behaviours in mouse models of Fragile-X Syndrome
7:49 - Measuring heart rate in a new, non-invasive manner
10:27 - Applications of this technology in different fields 

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