Continued need for non-human primate neuroscience research

Anna S. Mitchell; Alexander Thiele; Christopher I. Petkov; Angela Roberts; Trevor W. Robbins; Wolfram Schultz; Roger Lemon

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.029

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Continued need for non-human primate neuroscience research

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Continued need for non-human primate neuroscience research

Anna S. Mitchell, Alexander Thiele, Christopher I. Petkov, Angela Roberts, Trevor W. Robbins, Wolfram Schultz and Roger Lemon

Current biology, Vol.28(20), pp.R1186-R1187

10/22/2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.029

PMCID: PMC6246749

PMID: 30352184

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Neuroscience research in non-human primates (NHPs) has delivered fundamental knowledge about human brain function as well as some valuable therapies that have improved the lives of human patients with a variety of brain disorders. Research using NHPs, although it is facing serious challenges, continues to complement studies in human volunteers and patients, and will continue to be needed as the burdens of mental health problems and neurodegenerative diseases increase. At the same time, research into the 3Rs is helping to ameliorate the harms experienced by NHPs in experimental procedures, allowing the effective combination of optimal welfare conditions for the NHPs and high quality research. Mitchell et al. outline the benefits of non-human primate research for medicine and argue that the general public in the UK has been misled about the degree to which animals are harmed during research.

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Title: Subtitle: Continued need for non-human primate neuroscience research
Creators: Anna S. Mitchell - University of Oxford
Alexander Thiele - Newcastle University
Christopher I. Petkov - Newcastle University
Angela Roberts - University of Cambridge
Trevor W. Robbins - University of Cambridge
Wolfram Schultz - University of Cambridge
Roger Lemon - University College London
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current biology, Vol.28(20), pp.R1186-R1187
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.029
PMID: 30352184
PMCID: PMC6246749
NLM abbreviation: Curr Biol
ISSN: 0960-9822
eISSN: 1879-0445
Publisher: Elsevier
Number of pages: 3
Grant note: BB/J009849/1 / BBSRC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 102961/Z/13/Z / Wellcome Trust; European Commission NC/K000608/1 / National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
Language: English
Date published: 10/22/2018
Academic Unit: Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984360133302771

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