Wednesday, 30 January 2013 19:23

Cognitive neuroscience and attention research: non-invasive methods in experimental basic research Featured

In the database for alternative methods to animal experiments (AnimAlt-ZEBET), a new document is now available. It portrays progress made in the area of non-invasive MRT (magnet resonance tomography)-based procedures with special significance for cognitive neuroscience and experimental attention research.

The discussion will focus on the replacement of invasive experiments with non-human primates in this research area. The benefits of using a combination of functional MRT technology and multivariate pattern classification in experimental attention research is presented in concrete terms. In addition, the experimental approach is contrasted for both invasive and non-invasive technology.

AnimAlt-ZEBET is a value-added database of alternative methods to animal experiments in English which is compiled by the Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments (ZEBET) at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). It can be accessed free of charge at the Internet address http://www.dimdi.de/static/en/db/dbinfo/zt00.htm.