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Functional MRI and Behavioral Markers of Successful Service Dogs
Award last edited on: 1/8/2015

Sponsored Program
STTR
Awarding Agency
DOD : DARPA
Total Award Amount
$1,098,805
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
ST13A-001
Principal Investigator
Gregory Berns

Company Information

Dog Star Technologies LLC (AKA: Comprehensive Pet Therapies Inc)

6600 Roswell Road Suite K-2
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
   404-236-2150
   info@cpt-training.com
   www.cpt-training.com

Research Institution

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Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2013
Phase I Amount
$100,000
Having demonstrated the feasibility of fMRI in awake dogs, we are now ready to move forward with a program aimed at extending this technology to the point that a reliable training regimen can be deployed to a wide range of service and working dogs. The ad...

Keywords:
Fmri, Canine, Dog, Training

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2014
Phase II Amount
$998,805
In Phase II, we will partner with CCI to deploy our fMRI protocol in 50 of their dogs entering advanced training, and determine neural biomarkers that predict successful completion of the course and placement with a human. Because MRI is expensive and lab...

Keywords:
Fmri, Service Dogs, Optimization, Training, Breeding, Reward