Zebrafish Crucial to Neurobehavioral Studies (IMAGE)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Zebrafish Crucial to Neurobehavioral Studies

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Zebrafish are quickly eclipsing rodents and primates as a favored species in biomedical research because of their genetic similarity to humans and their versatility. The fish are in wide use for neurobehavioral studies that are critical to understanding the brain.

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NYU Tandon

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For editorial use only, when illustrating research of Maurizio Porfiri.

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