Zebrafish as an emerging model for studying complex brain disorders

AV Kalueff, AM Stewart, R Gerlai - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2014 - cell.com
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is rapidly becoming a popular model organism in
pharmacogenetics and neuropharmacology. Both larval and adult zebrafish are currently …

Towards a comprehensive catalog of zebrafish behavior 1.0 and beyond

AV Kalueff, M Gebhardt, AM Stewart, JM Cachat… - Zebrafish, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are rapidly gaining popularity in translational neuroscience and
behavioral research. Physiological similarity to mammals, ease of genetic manipulations …

Toward a science of computational ethology

DJ Anderson, P Perona - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The new field of" Computational Ethology" is made possible by advances in technology,
mathematics, and engineering that allow scientists to automate the measurement and the …

Mutations in SLC39A14 disrupt manganese homeostasis and cause childhood-onset parkinsonism–dystonia

K Tuschl, E Meyer, LE Valdivia, N Zhao… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Although manganese is an essential trace metal, little is known about its transport and
homeostatic regulation. Here we have identified a cohort of patients with a novel autosomal …

An extended family of novel vertebrate photopigments is widely expressed and displays a diversity of function

WIL Davies, TK Tamai, L Zheng, JK Fu, J Rihel… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Light affects animal physiology and behavior more than simply through classical visual,
image-forming pathways. Nonvisual photoreception regulates numerous biological systems …

Zebrafish knockout of Down syndrome gene, DYRK1A, shows social impairments relevant to autism

OH Kim, HJ Cho, E Han, TI Hong, K Ariyasiri, JH Choi… - Molecular Autism, 2017 - Springer
Background DYRK1A maps to the Down syndrome critical region at 21q22. Mutations in this
kinase-encoding gene have been reported to cause microcephaly associated with either …

The zebrafish as a promising tool for modeling human brain disorders: A review based upon an IBNS Symposium

S Shams, J Rihel, JG Ortiz, R Gerlai - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2018 - Elsevier
The zebrafish represents an excellent compromise between system complexity and practical
simplicity, features that make it useful for modeling and mechanistic analysis of complex …

BDE-47 causes depression-like effects in zebrafish larvae via a non-image-forming visual mechanism

M Cao, T Xu, H Zhang, S Wei, H Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Depression is a high-incidence mood disorder that is frequently accompanied by sleep
disturbances, which can be triggered by the non-image-forming (NIF) visual system …

alzheimer's disease and sleep–wake disturbances: Amyloid, astrocytes, and animal models

WM Vanderheyden, MM Lim, ES Musiek… - Journal of …, 2018 - jneurosci.org
Sleep–wake abnormalities are common in patients with Alzheimer's disease, and can be a
major reason for institutionalization. However, an emerging concept is that these sleep …

Behavioral screening for neuroactive drugs in zebrafish

J Rihel, AF Schier - Developmental neurobiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The larval zebrafish has emerged as a vertebrate model system amenable to small molecule
screens for probing diverse biological pathways. Two large‐scale small molecule screens …