Researchers overcome winking, napping pigs to prove brain test works

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) If you've ever been to an eye doctor, there's a good chance you've felt the sudden puff of air to the eye that constitutes a traditional test for glaucoma. It's no one's favorite experience, but the puff is non-invasive and harmless. Scientists use a similar method to test learning and memory in animals and humans.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news