Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-16 15:04:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8F29F7F4F2C2B20F9DB006122FAA74E2BBA74F0B66F1D6946D0B22B1A9B73670
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Original Note:
The study in question was not given $3 million to “watch hamsters on steroids fight”; it sought to characterize the electrophysiological changes in brain systems which modulate aggression and are known to undergo changes when exposed to anabolic steroids. https://www.ibroneuroscience.org/article/S0306-4522(15)01064-7/abstract https://www.peta.org/blog/northeastern-universitys-animal-fighting-ring-taxpayer-funded/
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