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Measuring paw preferences in dogs, cats and rats: Design requirements and innovations in methodology

Sevim Ispartaa Biopsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany;b Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey;c Division of Experimental and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gülşen Töre-Yargınd Brunel Design School College of Engineering Design & Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK;e METU/BILTIR-UTEST Product Usability Unit, Department of Industrial Design, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7237-7224View further author information
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Selina C. Wagnerc Division of Experimental and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyView further author information
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Annakarina Mundorff Institute for Systems Medicine and Department of Human Medicine, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;g Department of Neurology, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3667-5339View further author information
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Bengi Cinar Kulb Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8955-0097View further author information
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Goncalo Da Graça Pereirah Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0540-7435View further author information
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Onur Güntürküna Biopsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany;i Research Center One Health Ruhr, Research Alliance Ruhr, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4173-5233View further author information
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Sebastian Ocklenburga Biopsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany;j Department of Psychology, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;k ICAN Institute for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5882-3200View further author information
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Received 12 Dec 2023, Accepted 04 Apr 2024, Published online: 26 Apr 2024

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