Ultrasonic vocalisations: For the people, and the rodents

Recording ultrasonic vocalisations (USV) is a cheap, non-invasive and easy-to-use tool to investigate affective states in rats and other social processes in rodents. This online workshop will discuss the use of USV in lab rodents, with a focus on using USV to understand and improve lab rodent welfare.

Topics covered include:

• The benefits of recording USV (scientific and animal welfare).
• How to record USV with different levels of equipment, with examples from researchers who are currently using these techniques.
• Different approaches to analysing USV.
• The advantages and limitations of different approaches to recording and analysing USV.

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