Welcome to Duke University’s Mouse Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Analysis Core Facility!

The study of mouse genetic and neuroendocrine contributions to behavior provides critical insights into neuropsychiatric illness and the underlying mechanisms of brain function.  The Mouse Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Analysis Core Facility is an intellectual and technical resource for the Duke Community and collaborators at other institutions.  In addition to state-of-the art equipment, we provide assistance with experimental design, data analysis and interpretation, and publication of results.

The Core Facility can provide in-depth testing in numerous behavioral domains, as well as some neuroendocrine analyses. See Tests and Equipment for a listing of services.

Core personnel are available to assist with experimental design, training, scheduling of testing, data analysis, and interpretation of results.  

If you are a new user to The Mouse Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Core Facility, please send an email to our Director, Dr. William Wetsel to arrange a meeting to discuss your project.

We look forward to working with you!

Neurophysiological screen is a series of tests for neonatal, juvenile, or adult mice that are conducted by trained observers for examination of general health and gross physiological responses, as well as assessments of gross sensory (vision, touch, taste, olfaction, audition) and motor functions.  In additional we can assess hearing at different intensities and frequencies (MedAssociates equipment).

Duke Users:
Technical Service (core staff run experiments): $50/hour
Data Analysis (core staff analyze data): $50/hour
Room Usage (qualified users set up, clean up, and run experiments): $33/hour
Training for new users: $48/hour

Non-Duke Users:
Technical Service: Contact Core Director
Data Analysis: Contact Core Director
Room Usage (qualified users set up, clean up, and run experiments): Contact Core Director
Training for new users: Contact Core Director