The largest collection of cetacean brains in Latin America

An initiative that integrates different disciplines with the aim of comparatively studying the nervous system of different cetacean species

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This network was conceived in 2018, when then doctoral student Kamilla Souza, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), together with her supervisors, began a project to collect the brains of these animals for her research.

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Explore the largest collection of cetacean brains in Latin America, in an accessible and intuitive gallery with countless species from different regions.

The largest collection of cetacean brains in Latin America

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Read the paper now: Anatomical and volumetric description of the brain of the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging

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Cetacean Brain: expansion of neuroscience in the country

Kamilla Souza discovered her passion for science, which has been strengthened over the years and realized through her efforts in cetacean studies in Brazil.

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