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Activation of basolateral amygdala in juvenile C57BL/6J mice during social approach behavior.
Neuroscience - 29 Oct 2016
Ferri Sarah L, Kreibich Arati S, Torre Matthew, Piccoli Cara T, Dow Holly, Pallathra Ashley A, Li Hongzhe, Bilker Warren B, Gur Ruben C, Abel Ted, Brodkin Edward S
Abstract excerpt
There is a strong need to better understand the neurobiology of juvenile sociability (tendency to seek social interaction), a phenotype of central relevance to autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Although numerous genetic mouse models of ASD showing reduced sociability have been reported, and certain brain regions, such as the amygdala, have been implicated in sociability, there has been little emphasis on...
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