Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-15 06:58:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F509370FA9FA1BBED6FF1F5638CB72481C88E8062B7EAD0D8BB21A2143E929AA
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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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