Macroscopic Structural and Connectome Mapping of the Mouse Brain Using Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Arefin TM, Lee CH, White JD, Zhang J, Kaffman A. Macroscopic Structural and Connectome Mapping of the Mouse Brain Using Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Bio-protocol 2021, 11: e4221. PMID: 34909442, PMCID: PMC8635841, DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly life stressMagnetic resonance imagingMouse brainDiffusion magnetic resonance imagingMouse modelResonance imagingWhole-brain voxel-based analysisVoxel-based analysisClinical trialsPostnatal stressPreclinical studiesNeurological conditionsAdult miceEntire mouse brainStructural abnormalitiesBrain regionsMouse strainsBrain connectivityBrainLife stressTranslational utilityStructural connectivityRodentsMiceTranslational workDeficits in hippocampal-dependent memory across different rodent models of early life stress: systematic review and meta-analysis
Rocha M, Wang D, Avila-Quintero V, Bloch MH, Kaffman A. Deficits in hippocampal-dependent memory across different rodent models of early life stress: systematic review and meta-analysis. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 231. PMID: 33879774, PMCID: PMC8058062, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01352-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly life stressNovel object recognitionMorris water mazeDifferent rodent modelsContextual fear conditioningMaternal separationHippocampal-dependent memoryVentral hippocampusDorsal hippocampusRodent modelsLife stressAbnormal hippocampal developmentStandardized mean differenceSimilar cognitive deficitsWeb of ScienceModerate effect sizeCFC taskFunctional deficitsFear conditioningInclusion criteriaPreclinical studiesReduced freezingHippocampal developmentLimited beddingWater maze