Dogs are trained to sit still long enough for an MRI at Emory University

The research on dogs’ brains at Emory University has created quite a buzz lately. What we’re most fascinated by is how they were able to train them to sit still long enough for an MRI. Right now our hospital only has the ability to do CT scans without anesthesia (and we’re the only hospital in San Diego to offer that), and we hope that one day MRI technology — or even dog training — will make it so that anesthesia is no longer needed to perform a scan. Of course, animals not getting sick would be more ideal!

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