WCPG 2012 — Animal models for psychiatric disorders?
Though psychiatric diseases are uniquely human, they have aspects that can be fruitfully modeled in animals, according to Tuesday’s plenaryContinue Reading
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Stress pathway dysregulated in autism models
Two studies report abnormalities in the system that mediates the body’s response to stress in mouse models of Angelman syndrome andContinue Reading
Dark horses of anxiety
Two recent studies turn up new clues about anxiety in obscure places. In the space between neurons, an enzyme calledContinue Reading
A brain wrought without omega-3
A diet deficient in omega-3 fatty acids interferes with normal brain function, according to a report in Nature Neuroscience. MiceContinue Reading
An anxious temperament
Brain activity that correlates with anxious temperament may arise through a combination of nature and nurture, according to a newContinue Reading
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