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Miniature ‘wearable’ PET scanner: Simultaneous study of behavior and brain function in animals

March 13, 2011 by

Scientists have demonstrated the efficacy of a "wearable," portable PET scanner they've developed for rats. The device will give neuroscientists a new tool for simultaneously studying brain function and behavior in fully awake, moving animals.

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