ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2021
Shining new light on sensory brain activation and physiological measurement in seals using wearable optical technology.
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- Vibrissal sensing in mammals in a changing world.The Journal of experimental biology · 2026Review
- Can we study whisker movements to gain insights into the natural sensory behaviours of mammals?The Journal of physiology · 2025Review
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- Cerebral hemodynamic and systemic physiological changes in trained freedivers completing sled-assisted dives to two different depths.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2024Article
- Evaluating feasibility of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in dolphins.Journal of biomedical optics · 2023Article
- Open questions in marine mammal sensory research.Biology open · 2023Article
- An accelerometer-derived ballistocardiogram method for detecting heart rate in free-ranging marine mammals.The Journal of experimental biology · 2022Article
- What is physiologging? Introduction to the theme issue, part 2.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Introduction to the theme issue: Measuring physiology in free-living animals.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- The New Era of Physio-Logging and Their Grand Challenges.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Tool for Marine Mammal Research and Care.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Sensory ecology and physiology of free-ranging animals is challenging to study but underpins our understanding of decision-making in the wild. Existing non-invasive human biomedical technology offers tools that could be harnessed to address these challenges. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a wearable, non-invasive biomedical imaging technique measures oxy- and deoxyhaemoglobin concentration changes that can be used to detect localized neural activation in the brain. We tested the efficacy of fNIRS to detect cortical activation in grey seals (
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