The continued need for animals to advance brain research

Homberg, J.R.; Adan, R.A.H.; Alenina, N.; Asiminas, A.; Bader, M.; Beckers, T.; Begg, D.P.; Blokland, A.; Burger, M.E.; van Dijk, G.; Eisel, U.L.M.; Elgersma, Y.; Englitz, B.; Fernandez-Ruiz, A.; Fitzsimons, C.P.; van Dam, A.M.; Gass, P.; Grandjean, J.; Havekes, R.; Henckens, M.J.A.G.; Herden, C.; Hut, R.A.; Jarrett, W.; Jeffrey, K.; Jezova, D.; Kalsbeek, A.; Kamermans, M.; Kas, M.J.; Kasri, N.N.; Kiliaan, A.J.; Kolk, S.M.; Korosi, A.; Korte, S.M.; Kozicz, T.; Kushner, S.A.; Leech, K.; Lesch, K.P.; Lesscher, H.; Lucassen, P.J.; Luthi, A.; Ma, L.; Mallien, A.S.; Meerlo, P.; Mejias, J.F.; Meye, F.J.; Mitchell, A.S.; Mul, J.D.; Olcese, U.; González, A.O.; Olivier, J.D.A.; Pasqualetti, M.; Pennartz, C.M.A.; Popik, P.; Prickaerts, J.; de la Prida, L.M.; Ribeiro, S.; Roozendaal, B.; Rossato, J.I.; Salari, A.A.; Schoemaker, R.G.; Smit, A.B.; Vanderschuren, L.J.M.J.; Takeuchi, T.; van der Veen, R.; Smidt, M.P.; Vyazovskiy, V.V.; Wiesmann, M.; Wierenga, C.J.; Williams, B.; Willuhn, I.; Wöhr, M.; Wolvekamp, M.; van der Zee, E.A.; Genzel, L.

The continued need for animals to advance brain research

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Item Type:	Editorial
Title:	The continued need for animals to advance brain research
Creators:	Homberg, J.R., Adan, R.A.H., Alenina, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6071-5433, Asiminas, A., Bader, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4780-4164, Beckers, T., Begg, D.P., Blokland, A., Burger, M.E., van Dijk, G., Eisel, U.L.M., Elgersma, Y., Englitz, B., Fernandez-Ruiz, A., Fitzsimons, C.P., van Dam, A.M., Gass, P., Grandjean, J., Havekes, R., Henckens, M.J.A.G., Herden, C., Hut, R.A., Jarrett, W., Jeffrey, K., Jezova, D., Kalsbeek, A., Kamermans, M., Kas, M.J., Kasri, N.N., Kiliaan, A.J., Kolk, S.M., Korosi, A., Korte, S.M., Kozicz, T., Kushner, S.A., Leech, K., Lesch, K.P., Lesscher, H., Lucassen, P.J., Luthi, A., Ma, L., Mallien, A.S., Meerlo, P., Mejias, J.F., Meye, F.J., Mitchell, A.S., Mul, J.D., Olcese, U., González, A.O., Olivier, J.D.A., Pasqualetti, M., Pennartz, C.M.A., Popik, P., Prickaerts, J., de la Prida, L.M., Ribeiro, S., Roozendaal, B., Rossato, J.I., Salari, A.A., Schoemaker, R.G., Smit, A.B., Vanderschuren, L.J.M.J., Takeuchi, T., van der Veen, R., Smidt, M.P., Vyazovskiy, V.V., Wiesmann, M., Wierenga, C.J., Williams, B., Willuhn, I., Wöhr, M., Wolvekamp, M., van der Zee, E.A. and Genzel, L.
Abstract:	Policymakers aim to move toward animal-free alternatives for scientific research and have introduced very strict regulations for animal research. We argue that, for neuroscience research, until viable and translational alternatives become available and the value of these alternatives has been proven, the use of animals should not be compromised.
Keywords:	Animal Experimentation, Brain, Neurosciences, Animals
Source:	Neuron
ISSN:	0896-6273
Publisher:	Cell Press
Volume:	109
Number:	15
Page Range:	2374-2379
Date:	4 August 2021
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.07.015
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