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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · 7d

New series coming up where we highlight Bussey-Saksida Touchscreen Chamber tasks!

First is the 4-Choice Gambling Task! This task is used to investigate decision-making which can be implicated in many neurological and psychiatric disorders.

To learn more: https://lnkd.in/dCFcWc3Z

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · 17d

Our latest application note, drumroll please, is on precision cut liver slices (PCLS)!

Many thanks to Dr Ben Leaker for giving us insights into the how and why PCLS are a useful tool!

If you are interested you can read the full application note here: campdeninstruments.com/downloads/ap...

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · 21d

We're detoxing our feed with a new application note featuring a sample type we don't usually discuss.

Can you guess what sample has been sectioned and what the application note is about from these fluorescent microscopy images?

Comment your guess and see if you were right: ow.ly/2J9c50WYajn

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Sep 8

Any #neuroskyence researchers attending #IUPS2025 this week?

@cassdeichsel.bsky.social will be joining npi electronic, @berndpe.bsky.social with the 9000SMZ vibratome! So if you are interested in slice electrophysiology, make sure to come stop by our booth!

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Sep 1

So many conferences! This week you will be able to find Campden and a 9000SMZ at the international congress of the Polish Neuroscience Society. We will be spending the week with our fantastic Polish distributor, Animalab. Make sure to come say hi to @cassdeichsel.bsky.social

#PTBUN2025

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Aug 18

The next conference season of 2025 is here again! Next week you will be able to meet Campden Instruments in Luebeck at the European Biological Rhythms Society Congress! Make sure to come say hi to @cassdeichsel.bsky.social

#EBRS2025 #Chronobiology #BiologicalClock #CircadianRhythm #SleepResearch

Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Aug 11

The annual @cpw-liverpool.bsky.social starts today!

The two-week course enables students to learn how to perform cutting-edge electrophysiology experiments. We are thrilled to support the course by providing a 9000SMZ vibratome.

To learn more about the 9000SMZ: lnkd.in/e5QeiWp9

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our new 9000SMZ vibratome is on tour! If you are at the #BCVS2025 meeting in Baltimore this week, make sure to stop by our sister company, @aurorascientific.bsky.social, stand to see the new model and to learn more about how to make the most physiologically relevant myocardial slices!

Aurora Scientific @aurorascientific.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 Day 1 at #BCVS25 is off to a strong start!
We're excited to welcome Andrew Klein, our new Life Science Manager, making his debut at the Aurora Scientific booth. Come by Booth 22 and see what's new in muscle physiology innovation! 💪🫀 #CardioScience #AuroraScientific

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today is World Brain Day, a day that we at Campden prioritise! The day aims to highlight how important the brain is in overall health and increase understanding of disorders. This year's theme is brain health for all ages, demonstrating that disorders can occur to the brain at all stages of life.

Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jul 14

Last week we highlighted the final quality checks taking place on the first batch of the 9000SMZ vibrating microtomes, and today we are hitting another major milestone: the new models are being packed and prepared for shipping!

To learn more about the 9000SMZ: shorturl.at/0bQd1

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jul 11

Before it begins entering labs all around the world, final quality control checks of the new 9000SMZ vibrating microtome must take place.

The last step in the process is to evaluate the z-axis deflection, which is crucial for good slices.

Next step is packaging!

To learn more: ow.ly/erm650WocCB

Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jul 4

If you need help mid-slicing, the built-in help function delivers guidance immediately.

And lastly, if you need help planning your day or knowing when you should probably change your blade, real-time slicing updates and blade change timers can help keep everything on schedule.

Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jul 4

Besides an easy-to-use touchscreen, many elements have been added to the interface to improve the slicing experience and increase reproducibility.

So if you are new to the lab, the intuitive, user-friendly set-up will help you begin slicing right away.

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jul 4

Summer is here, so it is also time for summer students in the lab who need to learn lab tools quick! When designing the new interface and features of the new 9000SMZ vibratome, an easy-to-use interface was a priority.

To learn more about the 9000SMZ: ow.ly/qsmc50WkY06

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jun 18

Good morning @uclnpp.bsky.social! Campden is spending the day at the Neuroscience Symposium, and are eager to show off the new 9000SMZ vibrating microtome!

If you are at the event today, make sure to stop by, try out the new interface, and discover how the new model can produce great brain slices!

Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jun 16

Want to get your hands on the new 9000SMZ vibrating microtome and learn more about all the new features? Well, all of those attending the @uclnpp.bsky.social Symposium this week can!

Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jun 12

You wouldn’t use the same cutting technique for a crusty baguette and soft sponge cake, so why would biological tissue be any different?

To accommodate tissue variability and produce superior slices, our new 9000SMZ has the largest range of slicing parameters yet.

To learn more: shorturl.at/sfkYJ

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · Jun 10

Our latest Talking Science Interview is out now! Here we had the opportunity to speak with Jimena Ferraris from Stockholm University about her research looking into the role of TIDA neurons in prolactin secretion and lactation!

Check out the full interview here:
shorturl.at/wDYN3

#neuroskyence

Talking Science with Jimena Ferraris DVM, PhD | Campden Instruments

The next edition of our Talking Science Interview Series is here! This month we are featuring Jimena Ferraris from Stockholm University! In this interview, Jimena discusses her current research, whic...

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · May 26

#neuroskyence we hope this can serve as a great resource for all of the trainees starting out in the lab this summer! 🧠

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Marco A. Maximo Prado @maximoprado.bsky.social · May 23

This is finally out! Great collaboration with Andy Holmes @timbussey.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social and @touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social trainees www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Integrating optical neuroscience tools into touchscreen operant systems - Nature Protocols

This protocol extension enables researchers to integrate optically based manipulation and measurement techniques into their touchscreen experimental systems, focusing on optogenetic manipulation, fibe...

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · May 26

New to slicing murine brains on a vibrating microtome (vibratome)? Then check out this video where Jimena Ferraris DVM, PhD of @stockholm-uni.bsky.social gives her trade secrets for the best possible slices.

Give it a watch and stay tuned for her full interview!

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Tips for the best brain slices from Jimena Ferraris DVM, PhD | Campden Instruments

Are you new to slicing murine brains using a vibrating microtome (vibratome)? Or do you have some students starting in the lab for a summer practical and will also need to learn how to slice? Then ref...

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · May 22

Does the rhyme "righty tighty, lefty loosey" live in your head rent-free when you screw in screws? Unfortunately, it doesn't apply to our left-hand screws needed to secure the blade to the holder.

To all of our vibratome users, check out this new rhyme, thanks to AI, to help avoid making mistakes!

Tips for securing blades to the blade holder: picture of the blade holder design on Campden Instruments vibratomes with arrows over the two screws that secure the blade. The left-handed thread screw must be twisted in a counter-clockwise direction which is different than standard screws.

To help people remember this we have come up with the following rhyme thanks to AI:
Left screw has a backward thread-
Turn it wrong, you'll strip it dead.
Tight is counterclockwise there-
so, twist with care, and be aware!

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · May 16

Good morning Munich! We are here at Munich Brain Day, #MBD2025 at @mpiforbi.bsky.social !

We are joined by npi electronic GmbH. npi distributes our vibratomes in Germany and are well known for their diverse electrophysiology solutions.

If you are here, make sure to come upstairs and say hi! 🧠

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · May 14

Good morning Montpellier! @cassdeichsel.bsky.social is set up and ready for #NeuroFrance2025 put on by @socneuro.bsky.social

If you are interested in vibratomes, touchscreen chambers for rodents, tools to monitor circadian activity, and more - come stop by!

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Campden Instruments @campdeninstruments.bsky.social · May 8

Next week is going to be busy! @cassdeichsel.bsky.social will be attending two events!

First she will be at @socneuro.bsky.social #NeuroFrance2025! Then she will be attending @mpiforbi.bsky.social Munich Brain Day.

#neuroskyence - will you be at either of these events? Let's connect!

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