Tools
The Riffell laboratory uses and develops novel tools at the interface of chemical analytical systems, sensory environmental characterization and behavior, and neuroscience. Several of these approaches are described below.
![Wind tunnel_400H Wind tunnel and the real-time computer vision system used to present different visual objects to flying mosquitoes. Credit: Kiley Riffell](https://riffelllab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Wind-tunnel_400H-1.jpg)
Wind tunnel
Wind tunnel and the real-time computer vision system used to present different visual objects to flying mosquitoes
![Flight simulator_400H The flight simulator allows testing visual, olfactory, and auditory stimuli with tethered insects. Credit: Kiley Riffell.](https://riffelllab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Flight-simulator_400H-1.jpg)
Flight simulator
The flight simulator allows testing visual, olfactory, and auditory stimuli with tethered insects.
![Chemical analytical tools_500H We use GC-MS, CI/PTR-Tof-MS, and GC-EAD instruments to analyze chemical signals. Credit: Kiley Riffell.](https://riffelllab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Chemical-analytical-tools_500H.jpg)
Chemical Analytical tools
We use GC-MS, CI/PTR-Tof-MS, and GC-EAD instruments to analyze chemical signals.
![Field studies_500H Ecological studies are a fundamental component of the lab’s research. Credit: Kiley Riffell.](https://riffelllab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Field-studies_500H.jpg)
Field studies
Ecological studies are a fundamental component of the lab’s research
![Mosquito electrophysiology and behavior_500H We combine electrophysiological and behavioral approaches in our experiments. Pictured: simultaneous antennal lobe recordings during tethered flight in mosquitoes. Credit: Kiley Riffell](https://riffelllab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mosquito-electrophysiology-and-behavior_500H.jpg)
Electrophysiology and behavior
We combine mosquito electrophysiological and behavioral approaches in our experiments. Pictured: simultaneous antennal lobe recordings during tethered flight in mosquitoes
![2P microscopy_500H 2-photon and confocal microscopy is used to understand the function and wiring of neural circuits. Credit: Kiley Riffell](https://riffelllab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2P-microscopy_500H.jpg)
2P microscopy
2-photon and confocal microscopy is used to understand the function and wiring of neural circuits