Electrophysiology recording set up for respiratory neurobiology

从水呼吸到空气呼吸的转变是动物进化的关键一步。为了开发丰富的陆地栖息地，动物不得不处理水和空气之间作为气体交换媒介的重要差异。尽管我们了解与在水中或陆地上呼吸有关的解剖学和生理学差异，但我们对与空气呼吸出现相关的中枢神经系统的变化知之甚少。自1999年以来，NSERC一直支持我的研究项目，该项目旨在进一步提高我们对动物呼吸神经生物学的了解。更具体地说，我们的目标是了解在从蝌蚪(水呼吸)到成年青蛙(空气呼吸)的变态过程中，中枢神经系统发生的变化。我们要求的设备是为了提高我们进行这项研究的能力，并用更专业的工具培训学生。

The transition from water to air breathing was a pivotal step in animal evolution. To exploit the rich terrestrial habitat, animals had to deal with the important diffrecences between water and air as gas exchange mediums. Although we understand the anatomical and physiological differences related to breathing in water or on land, we know little about the changes in the central nervous system related to the emergence of air breathing. Since 1999, NSERC has supported my research program which aims to further advance our knowledge of respiratory neurobiology of animals. More specifically, we aim to understand the transformation that take place within the central nervous system during the metamorphosis from tadpole (water breather) to adult frog (air breather). The equipment we request is to improve our ability to perform this research and to train students with more specialised tools.