Ewe Won't Believe it: Sheep Voluntarily Undergoing fMRI
Abstract
In this presentation, we will explore the groundbreaking possibility of conducting MRI studies with sheep that are neither anaesthetized nor physically restrained, demonstrating a novel approach to farm animal neuroscience that emphasizes voluntary participation and animal welfare. I will detail the training protocol we developed and the importance of the trainer-sheep relationship to achieve this. Finally, I will outline our ongoing hypothesis-driven functional MRI studies investigating auditory perception in fully awake sheep.
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Neuroscience| Origin | Files produced by the author(s) |
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