Animal models of major depression: drawbacks and challenges

B Planchez, A Surget, C Belzung - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2019 - Springer
Major depression is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease. This situation is
mainly related to the chronicity and/or recurrence of the disorder, and to poor response to …

[HTML][HTML] Role of stress in skin diseases: a neuroendocrine-immune interaction view

H Zhang, M Wang, X Zhao, Y Wang, X Chen… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Psychological stress is a crucial factor in the development of many skin diseases, and the
stigma caused by skin disorders may further increase the psychological burden, forming a …

The dynamic state of a prefrontal–hypothalamic–midbrain circuit commands behavioral transitions

C Chen, M Altafi, MA Corbu, A Trenk… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Innate behaviors meet multiple needs adaptively and in a serial order, suggesting the
existence of a hitherto elusive brain dynamics that brings together representations of …

Exploratory rearing: a context-and stress-sensitive behavior recorded in the open-field test

O Sturman, PL Germain, J Bohacek - Stress, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Stressful experiences are linked to anxiety disorders in humans. Similar effects are observed
in rodent models, where anxiety is often measured in classic conflict tests such as the open …

Young blood reverses age-related impairments in cognitive function and synaptic plasticity in mice

SA Villeda, KE Plambeck, J Middeldorp… - Nature medicine, 2014 - nature.com
As human lifespan increases, a greater fraction of the population is suffering from age-
related cognitive impairments, making it important to elucidate a means to combat the effects …

BLA to vHPC inputs modulate anxiety-related behaviors

AC Felix-Ortiz, A Beyeler, C Seo, CA Leppla… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
The basolateral amygdala (BLA) and ventral hippocampus (vHPC) have both been
implicated in mediating anxiety-related behaviors, but the functional contribution of BLA …

The tail suspension test

A Can, DT Dao, CE Terrillion… - Journal of …, 2012 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The tail-suspension test is a mouse behavioral test useful in the screening of potential
antidepressant drugs, and assessing of other manipulations that are expected to affect …

The mouse forced swim test

A Can, DT Dao, M Arad, CE Terrillion… - Journal of …, 2012 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The forced swim test is a rodent behavioral test used for evaluation of antidepressant drugs,
antidepressant efficacy of new compounds, and experimental manipulations that are aimed …

Optimising reliability of mouse performance in behavioural testing: the major role of non-aversive handling

K Gouveia, JL Hurst - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Handling laboratory animals during test procedures is an important source of stress that may
impair reliability of test responses. Picking up mice by the tail is aversive, stimulating stress …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota suppress feeding induced by palatable foods

J Ousey, JC Boktor, SK Mazmanian - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Feeding behaviors depend on intrinsic and extrinsic factors including genetics, food
palatability, and the environment. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 The gut microbiota is a major environmental …