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Disease Models
Modeling Postpartum Mood Disorder
February 16, 2017
If you were to play a fill-in-the-blank game with a friend, the term “postpartum” would likely be followed quickly by “depression” or “blues”. While awareness…
Animal Models of Traumatic Brain Injury
January 16, 2017
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of disability affecting millions in the US yearly, with survivors often suffering from changed personalities,…
Studying Autism Behaviors in Animal Models
January 6, 2016
In this article we will discuss the various autism spectrum disorder (ASD) models used in behavioral neuroscience. We will also take a special look at the…
Alzheimer's Mouse Model
December 16, 2015
Several genes involved are implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease but the mechanism for the disease remains unclear, and is even variable between patients. As such,…
Ob/ob Mice
December 9, 2015
In the 1950s, Ingalls and colleagues discovered “some very plump young mice” in one of their mouse colonies. Obesity in mice is typically very rare, so the…
Water Associated Zero Maze for PTSD Modeling
November 19, 2015
The human response to trauma – even the same kind of trauma – is variable. Even a diagnosis of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, does not mean that each…
The Fragile X Mouse Model
November 12, 2015
Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disease, which is primarily characterized by cognitive impairments in learning and memory. The syndrome tends to affect males…
Traumatic Brain Injury: What Maze Studies can Teach Us about It
July 7, 2015
Picture this: a good friend of yours just got out of a nasty car accident and you go to visit him in the hospital. The first thing you notice is that his…
