The new acoustic chamber with a puppet mouse. The pictures simulate how an evaluation would take place without any surgical intervention on animal.
The growing incidence of hearing disorders brings a presing need for improving not only treatments but also the existing scientific research tools. Spanish scientists at the Servicio de Evaluación Neurofuncional No Invasiva, in the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, a joint CSIC-UAM institute, work to better understand the underlying mechanisms of these disorders and to test new drugs. In order to improve pre-clinical essays, these scientists have developed a new acoustic chamber to asses hearing function in rodents. This chamber allows a high control on the experimental conditions, thus increasing the reliability of results, and improves animal welfare.
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Eva Gabaldón Sahuquillo
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