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Brain-damaging primates for research - links & resources
This page provides a set of links and resources which represent both sides of the debate on brain-damaging primates for research.
Alternatives to invasive brain research
Neuro-imaging basics - a short overview of the main non-invasive brain imaging techniques. For all the details, check out:
- Let's play PET - introduction to Positron Emission Tomography.
- The basics of MRI - about Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- Society for Nuclear Imaging in Drug Development.
Alzheimer’s Disease, Genes, and Environment - Review of an international project to ascertain environmental factors, such as diet and lifestyle, that lead to Alzheimer's Disease.
Human tissue for use in Parkinson's Disease - site run by the Human Tissue Bank at Imperial College London.
The Neuronal Naturalist - Review in Nature Neuroscience of how non-invasive imaging techniques yield better-quality science because it is dynamic.
Opposing primate experiments
Monkey brain research: The case against - Summary of arguments on the BBC news site.
Images of Malish - best source for details about the grisly images of the monkey in the primate chair. The images on these provided were kindly provided by ISAV - but you will need to read Hebrew to understand the site.
Monkeying around with human health - Report by Animal Aid on the damage to humans as a result of experiments on primates.
Zero Option: end the use of primates in research - Campaign by BUAV to end all medical experiments involving primates.
Counting the Cost - report by the RSPCA on the welfare of primates used in research.
Promoting primate experiments
Monkey brain research: The case for - Summary of arguments on the BBC news site.
Monkeys and Brain Research - A defence of brain research on primates by the Research Defence Society.
Demand for more primates in research - a recent New Scientist article reporting a call for more primates to be used in research.
Other Reports
The use of primates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986) - Report by the Animal Procedures Committee published December 2002.
Welfare of non-human primates in research - report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare for the Europen Commission.
