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Pigs help scientists further understand the human brain

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Erin Kaiser

June 20, 2019
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Resting state functional MRI (fMRI) is an imaging method normally reserved for humans in order to analyze changes in brain activity. However, the Translational Neural Repair and Regeneration Laboratory has discovered that pig brains may be even better platforms than previously thought for the study of human neurological conditions. See our publication in Brain Connectivity

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