Animal models in brain research Animal models plays major role for our understanding of the details of brain development . This session will analysis the history of animal models and the emergence of many useful models for developmental studies today. Comparative anatomical reports start with Aristotle and his dissections of various animals, but it was not until the 19th century that the use of postmortem and alive animal models became common. · Ethical Considerations and Alternatives · Genetic and transgenic animal models · Animal models of ischemic stroke · Animal models of traumatic brain injury · Animal models of neurobehavioral disorders · Neuroimaging of animal models · ...