The use of animals in laboratories for medical or academic purposes is a very controversial issue there are over 10 years. The use of animals with academic goals is a common practice that has been criticized by many institutions and people who do not understand the need to perform certain practical lessons with animals. Currently in Brazil, students may refuse to take classes that use animals in classrooms. Many teachers already use alternative material in their neuroscience classes. Presenting it in place of animal use and this was well accepted by the students who saw great potential in this method, because unlike what happens with the use of the animal in the video or software can to review in detail the experiment, even after completion of classes. Thus, better assimilation of knowledge is transmitted, favoring not only students but also teachers and laboratory technicians involved, it becomes a more dynamic and less traumatic activity. © 2015, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo. All rights reserved.232313316Cerqueira, N., Métodos alternativos ainda são poucos e não substituem totalmente o uso de animais (2008) Cienc Cult, 60, pp. 47-49TactusTechnologies (Endereço na Internet)., , http://www.tactustech.com/vfrog/, V-Frog - TM. Akron - USA (atualizado em 3/2013acessado em 3/2015)Rat Dissection para iPad, , http://br.xyo.net/ipad-app/rat-dissection-2Z0H7OU/, Xyo. (Endereço na Internet). USA (atualizado em 12/2012acessado em 3/2015)NC3Rs (Endereço na Internet)., , http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/the-3rs, London: The 3Rs [atualizado em 3/2015acessado em 3/2015)Genetic Science Learning Center (Endereço na Internet)., , http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/, University of Utah (atualizado em 6/2014acessado em 3/2015)JoVE - Journal of Visualized Experiments (Endereço na Internet)., , http://www.jove.com/, Cambridge - USA (atualizado em 3/2015acessado em 3/2015)Diniz, R., Duarte, A.L.A., Oliveira, C.A.S., Romiti, M., Animais em aulas práticas: Podemos substituí-los com a mesma qualidade de ensino? (2006) Rev Bras Edu Med, 30, pp. 31-40. , http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-55022006000200005Jukes, N., Are animals necessary in biological education? (2004) Altern Lab Anim, 32, pp. 753-754Feijó, A.G.S., Sanders, A., Centurião, A.L., Rodrigues, G.S., Schwanke, C.H., A Análise de indicadores éticos do uso de animais na investigação científica e no ensino em uma Amostra Universitária da Área da Saúde e das Ciências Biológicas (2008) Sci Med, 18, pp. 10-19Froguts Virtual Dissections (Endereço na Internet)., , http://www.froguts.com/, The National Association of Biology Teachers (atualizado em 2012acessado em 3/2015)Ensinando Ciencia com arte (Endereço na Internet)., , http://www2.bioqmed.ufrj.br/corpo/enscienciaearte.html, Rio de Janeiro: UFRJ, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica (acessado em 3/2015)