Main description:

This issue of International Review of Neurobiology is split over 2 volumes, bringing together cutting-edge research on Bioinformatics of Behavior. The 2 volumes review current knowledge and understanding, provide a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field, and build a platform for further research and discovery.

Contents:

Cross Species Integration of Functional Genomics Experiments
Jeremy J. Jay

Model Organism Databases in Behavioral Neuroscience
Mary Shimoyama, Jennifer R. Smith, G. Thomas Hayman, Victoria Petri and Rajni Nigam

Accessing and Mining Data from Large Scale Mouse Phenotyping Projects
Hugh Morgan, Michelle Simon and Ann-Marie Mallon

Bioinformatics Resources for Behavior Studies in the Laboratory Mouse
Carol J. Bult

Using Genome-Wide Expression Profiling to Define Gene Networks Relevant to the Study of Complex Traits: from RNA Integrity to Network Topology
M. A. O'Brien, B. N. Costin and M. F. Miles

Genetic and Molecular Network Analysis of Behavior
Robert W. Williams and Megan K. Mulligan

Large Scale Neuroinformatics for in Situ Hybridization Data in the Mouse Brain
Lydia L. Ng, Susan M. Sunkin, David Feng, Chris Lau, Chinh Dang and Michael J. Hawrylycz

Opportunities for Bioinformatics in the Classification of Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders Elissa J. Chesler and Ryan W. Logan