Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine Real-Time Monitoring and Modulation of Blood Pressure in a Rabbit Model of Ischemic Stroke Matthew D. Alexander1,2, Guillaume Hoareau3, Matthew S. Zabriskie1, Helen Palatinus3, Nitin Ramanujam Chakravarthula3, Chuanzhuo Wang4, M. Austin Johnson3 1Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, 3Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, 4Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Continuous arterial blood pressure recording allows the investigation of impacts of various hemodynamic parameters. This report demonstrates the application of continuous arterial blood pressure monitoring in a large animal model of ischemic stroke for determination of stroke pathophysiology, impact of different hemodynamic factors, and the assessment of novel treatment approaches. Neuroscience Morphological and Functional Evaluation of Ribbon Synapses at Specific Frequency Regions of the Mouse Cochlea Shu-Kui Yu*1, Zheng-De Du*1, Qing-Ling Song1, Teng-Fei Qu1, Yue Qi1, Wei Xiong1, Lu He1, Wei Wei2, Shu-Sheng Gong1, Ke Liu1 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 2Department of Otology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University This manuscript describes an experimental protocol for evaluating the morphological characteristics and functional status of ribbon synapses in normal mice. The present model is also suitable for noise-induced and age-related cochlear synaptopathy-restricted models. The correlative results of previous mouse studies are also discussed.