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Training and Competency in Animal Procedures
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2026
All animal procedures described here must be conducted in accordance with institutional animal ethics guidelines and approved by IACUC. All procedures must follow the principles of the 3Rs—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement—and must be performed by trained personnel. A Stepwise Approach to Training Proper training and competency in animal procedures are essential to ensure high standards of animal welfare and reliable scientific outcomes. A structured, progressive training approach is...
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Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: An Update on Safety and Tolerability
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2017
This manuscript provides an updated remote supervision protocol that enables participation in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) clinical trials while receiving treatment sessions from home. The protocol has been successfully piloted in both patients with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
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A Protocol for the Use of Remotely-Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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2015
The goal of this pilot study is to describe a protocol for the remotely-supervised delivery of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) so that the procedure maintains standards of in-clinic practice, including safety, reproducibility, and tolerability. The feasibility of this protocol was tested in participants with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Computer-Generated Animal Model Stimuli
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2007
Computer-generated stimuli using the Jacky dragon as a model.
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The 3Rs Principle in Animal Research
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2026
All procedures described here must be conducted in accordance with institutional animal ethics guidelines and approved by IACUC, and must follow the principles of the 3Rs—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement. The principles of Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement, commonly called the 3Rs, establish the ethical basis for the use of animals in scientific research. Developed by Russell and Burch in 1959, these principles are included in institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC)...
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Supervision links animal welfare to experimental quality by requiring trained personnel to follow an approved protocol, use defined procedures, and monitor animals continuously. Monitoring can reveal pain, distress, or unexpected changes early, allowing corrective action or a humane endpoint. This structured oversight helps protect animals while making biological observations more consistent and reproducible.
Anesthesia, analgesia, and humane endpoints address different welfare needs within a study. Anesthesia may be used when required by a procedure, analgesia helps reduce pain, and a humane endpoint specifies when an animal should no longer continue because of welfare concerns. Their selection depends on the approved procedure and the animal’s ongoing condition.
Appropriate housing and handling are not merely logistical details. They establish the conditions under which animals are maintained and managed during the work, while defined procedures help limit avoidable variation. Consistent attention to these factors supports welfare oversight and strengthens interpretation of findings from physiology, behavior, development, or disease studies.
A supervised study begins with an approved protocol that specifies the intended procedures and welfare safeguards. Trained personnel then provide appropriate housing and handling, carry out the defined work, and monitor animals continuously. If pain, distress, or other welfare concerns require intervention, measures such as anesthesia, analgesia, or a humane endpoint are applied according to the protocol.
Live animals can provide direct observations of integrated physiology, behavior, development, or disease processes that may not be fully represented by cell cultures or computer models. The choice therefore depends on the biological question: supervised live animal work is relevant when interactions across the living system are central to the observation.
Depending on the approved study, this approach can support observations of physiological function, behavior, development, and disease processes. Its value is not only the range of outcomes measured, but also the combination of welfare oversight, defined procedures, and monitoring, which supports reliable and reproducible biological observations.