Behavioral Core Facilities
FacilityBehavioral assessment in animal models is often a necessary component for answering research questions effectively. The Behavioral Core provides a range of paradigms to measure discrete and varied forms of behavior, which can then be related to underlying physiological processes. Our modular equipment and software allow either automated or experimenter-based recording to facilitate rapid acquisition of data.
Contact Us
Lee Medical Building
414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Our Facility
Our facility is located in the Animal Resource Center (ARC) within the Lee Medical Building on the USD campus in Vermillion.
Subjects can be housed in state-of-the-art holding facilities (contact ARC Director Kevin O'Kelley and/or ARC Manager Megan Carlson for further details). Behavioral testing rooms are adjacent to holding rooms, minimizing transport stress. They are also fully enclosed to prevent disturbance and distraction from outside sources. Rooms are equipped with overhead digital cameras that feed images to automated tracking software and have adjustable lighting to permit testing under normal or reverse light cycle conditions.
Our Partners
- University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Equipment & Facility Use
Departments & Facilities
Parry Center
The Parry Center for Clinical Skills & Simulation is a state-of-the-art learning environment that allows collaboration among students and safely simulates real-patient experiences.