A generative adversarial network model alternative to animal studies for clinical pathology assessment | Nature Communications – Xi Chen, Ruth Roberts, Zhichao Liu & Weida Tong , 2023 Break down of the equation 1. minG and maxD This is essentially the min-max game where the Generator (G) is trying to minimize the loss between the fake synthetic data and the realContinue reading “AnimalGAN Formula Breakdown”
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Method behind AnimalGAN
A generative adversarial network model alternative to animal studies for clinical pathology assessment | Nature Communications – Xi Chen, Ruth Roberts, Zhichao Liu & Weida Tong , 2023 The source of the data: From chemicals to numbers: Generator vs. Discriminator – competing AIs The final formula for AnimalGAN became Generator architecture, the components Building the “virtual rat” brain FilteringContinue reading “Method behind AnimalGAN”
AnimalGAN Can Reduce Animal Testing
A generative adversarial network model alternative to animal studies for clinical pathology assessment – X Chen, R Roberts, Z Liu, W Tong, 2023 Can AI Replace Animal Testing? Animal studies are still the default. Animal studies have long been the backbone of drug and chemical safety testing. They give researchers rich, multi-layered data with parametersContinue reading “AnimalGAN Can Reduce Animal Testing”
Assessing Stress in Snakes through Shit and Sheds
Validation of a shed skin corticosterone enzyme immunoassay in the African House Snake (Lamprophis fuliginosus) and its evaluation in the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) – Berkvens et al. 2013 Introduction Methods Discussion
Bats have personalities
Personality and behavioural syndromes in two species of fruit bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) – Miguel et al., 2024 Introduction Methods Results Discussion
Commentary – Social Living/Isolation Affects Mite Personality
Personality expression is shaped by the early experienced social context in predatory mites- A commentary on the Schausberger and Nguyen, 2024 paper by Chiara, 2025 As this paper is a commentary on a previous paper, there are no subheadings thus this post will mainly be bullet points
Early Social Isolation Detrimentally Affects Zebrafish
Developmental Social Isolation affects adult behavior, social interaction, and dopamine metabolite levels in zebrafish – Shams et al. 2017 Introduction Methods Results Discussion
Social Living/Isolation Affects Mite Personality
Early social isolation disrupts adult personality expression in group-living mites – Schausberger and Nguyen, 2024 Introduction Methods Results Discussion
Animal personality and social niches
Animal personality due to social niche specialization – Bergmueller & Taborsky, 2010 Definitions The evolution of animal personality The intra-specific ecological niche The social environment: a key factor for personality evolution Social conflict generating consistent individual differences Social conflict generating behavioural correlations Adaptive individual differences caused by developmental plasticity Social experience affecting the development ofContinue reading “Animal personality and social niches”
Social stress on body and behaviour (mainly mammals)
Animal models of social stress: effects on behavior and brain neurochemical systems – Blanchard et al. 2001 This paper mainly focused on the effects of social stress, specifically victory and defeat amongst dominant and subordinate conspecifics. This paper didn’t really relate to reptiles so this post was shorter than most and only includes what IContinue reading “Social stress on body and behaviour (mainly mammals)”
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