3D segmentation of the brain of the domestic goat (Capra hircus domestica): Comparative white matter, grey matter, and subcortical volumes
Start Date
11-30-2023
End Date
11-30-2023
Description
Abstract
Over the last 10 years there has been increasing interest in the cognitive abilities of domestic species. Domestic goats have received much attention given their remarkable abilities to read human communicative cues which parallel observations also seen for other domestic species such as dogs. This shared behavioral trait is suggestive of a convergence in morphology between the domestic Artiodactyla and Canidae. Using high resolution magnetic resonance imaging aimed at providing much needed quantitative insight to these behavioral observations, we quantified select cortical and subcortical structures in the goat brain. Scanning was performed on one postmortem brain specimen and resultant white matter; grey matter and subcortical limbic structures were manually segmented before being compared through allometric analyses with published mammalian data.
Citation Information
Albanito, Nathan; Garner, Nathan E.; Rowe, Eric W.; Tang, Cheuk C.; and Spocter, Muhammad A., "3D segmentation of the brain of the domestic goat (Capra hircus domestica): Comparative white matter, grey matter, and subcortical volumes" (2023). Office of Research DMU Research Symposium. 45.
https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/researchsymposium/2023rs/2023abstracts/45
3D segmentation of the brain of the domestic goat (Capra hircus domestica): Comparative white matter, grey matter, and subcortical volumes
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Abstract
Over the last 10 years there has been increasing interest in the cognitive abilities of domestic species. Domestic goats have received much attention given their remarkable abilities to read human communicative cues which parallel observations also seen for other domestic species such as dogs. This shared behavioral trait is suggestive of a convergence in morphology between the domestic Artiodactyla and Canidae. Using high resolution magnetic resonance imaging aimed at providing much needed quantitative insight to these behavioral observations, we quantified select cortical and subcortical structures in the goat brain. Scanning was performed on one postmortem brain specimen and resultant white matter; grey matter and subcortical limbic structures were manually segmented before being compared through allometric analyses with published mammalian data.
