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SUBMITTER: Chang PC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4961750 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Pei-Ching PC Procissi Daniel D Bao Qiyuan Q Centeno Maria Virginia MV Baria Alex A Apkarian A Vania AV
Journal of neurophysiology 20160406 1
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in rodents holds great promise for advancing our knowledge about human brain function. However, the use of anesthetics to immobilize rodents during fMRI experiments has restricted the type of questions that can be addressed using this technique. Here we describe an innovative procedure to train rats to be constrained without the need of any anesthesia during the whole procedure. We show that with 8-10 days of acclimation rats can be conscious and rema ...[more]