Noninvasive EEG Recordings from Freely Moving PigletsNora V. de Camp 1,2, Silke Dietze 1, Markus Klaßen 3, Jürgen Bergeler 1
1Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Free University Berlin, 2Department of Biology, Behavioral Physiology, Humboldt University Berlin, 3Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Viehhaltung Hofgut Neumühle
Here, we present a protocol to record telemetric electroencephalograms (EEGs) from freely moving piglets directly in the pigpen without the use of a sedative, making it possible to record typical EEG patterns during non-REM sleep, like spindle bursts.
