Modern anesthetic compounds and advanced monitoring tools have revolutionized the field
of medicine, allowing for complex surgical procedures to occur safely and effectively. Faster …

Recent progress in animal welfare legislation stresses the need to treat cephalopod
molluscs, such as Octopus vulgaris, humanely, to have regard for their wellbeing and to …

Being able to correctly predict the future and to adjust own actions accordingly can offer a
great survival advantage. In fact, this could be the main reason why brains evolved …

Textbooks of biochemistry will explain that the otherwise endergonic reactions of ATP
synthesis can be driven by the exergonic reactions of respiratory electron transport, and that …

Abstract Background The New Zealand Green-lipped mussel industry is well-established
providing vastly to aquaculture exports. To assess mussel health and reproduction status …

Simple Summary Analgesia and anesthesia in aquatic animals can be challenging, and are
exceptionally difficult to implement and evaluate in invertebrate species. In this study we test …

Introduction: Isoflurane (ISO) may cause neuronal apoptosis and synaptic disorder during
development, and damage long-term learning and memory function. This observation aimed …

Anesthesia is used to sedate aquatic animals during transportation or to immobilize them for
surgery. However, most studies have focused on the behavioral effects of induction and …

The vertebrate nervous system is vulnerable to chemical toxicity and the widespread release
of chemicals into the environment outstrips the capacity to assess their safety. We devised a …

Cephalopods' remarkable behavior and complex neurobiology make them valuable
comparative model organisms, but studies aimed at enhancing welfare of captive …