Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: ANA BEATRIZ MARINHO NEVES

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ANA BEATRIZ MARINHO NEVES
DATE: 10/05/2025
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

Development of Firmware for Individualized Capture of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rats

KEY WORDS:

vocalizations, audio acquisition, individualized capture, ultrasonic audios.

PAGES: 31
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia Elétrica
SUMMARY:

The study of animal vocalization can be used to understand their behaviors and emotions, allowing for the unveiling of complex aspects of animal communication and behavior. In-depth analysis of vocalizations, especially ultrasonic ones, offers valuable insights into social dynamics, hierarchies, reproduction, and animal welfare, thus enriching scientific understanding. Changes in vocalizations can indicate states of stress, discomfort, or contentment, providing important information for understanding the emotional needs and conditions of animals. At the Brain Institute (ICe/UFRN), studies are conducted to gain a deeper understanding of rats as a species. For these studies, rodent vocalizations are recorded using specialized systems for capturing audio within the frequency range of these animals. However, the available market solutions are costly and not appropriately sized. Therefore, a proposal to facilitate these studies is the development of an acquisition system that allows for the individualized capture of ultrasonic audio. This proposal would not only address the existing technological limitations but also enable significant advancements in behavioral and neuroscientific research on rats, thereby expanding the understanding of their behavior and interaction with their surrounding environment.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2566657 - SAMAHERNI MORAIS DIAS
Interno - 1577068 - KURIOS IURI PINHEIRO DE MELO QUEIROZ
Externo ao Programa - 3157135 - ANTONIO WALLACE ANTUNES SOARES - UFRN