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Functional Ontogeny of Hypothalamic Agrp Neurons in Neonatal Mouse Behaviors
Zimmer MR, Fonseca AHO, Iyilikci O, Pra RD, Dietrich MO. Functional Ontogeny of Hypothalamic Agrp Neurons in Neonatal Mouse Behaviors. Cell 2019, 178: 44-59.e7. PMID: 31104844, PMCID: PMC6688755, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic AgRP neuronsAgRP neuronsAdult micePostnatal day 10 miceVivo fiber photometryFunctional ontogenyIsolation-induced ultrasonic vocalizationsNon-nutritive sucklingUltrasonic vocalizationsMilk ingestionFiber photometryMilk deprivationFood ingestionNeuronsMiceMouse behaviorIngestionNeonatesGABALittermatesOveractivation
2021
Deficiency of the paternally inherited gene Magel2 alters the development of separation‐induced vocalization and maternal behavior in mice
Ortiz G, Santana GM, Dietrich MO. Deficiency of the paternally inherited gene Magel2 alters the development of separation‐induced vocalization and maternal behavior in mice. Genes Brain & Behavior 2021, 21: e12776. PMID: 34812568, PMCID: PMC9744533, DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmFemaleMaleMaternal BehaviorMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPaternal InheritanceProteinsVocalization, AnimalConceptsOrigin-specific mannerGenomic imprintingMouse developmentPaternal genesMammalian offspringDeficient offspringLoss of Magel2Specific mannerGene Magel2GenesOffspring resultsMAGEL2Combined expressionOffspringAltered behaviorSeparation-induced vocalizationsVocal behaviorExpressionMammalsPostnatal developmentGrowthImprintingPup growthAnalysis of ultrasonic vocalizations from mice using computer vision and machine learning
Fonseca A, Santana GM, Ortiz G, Bampi S, Dietrich MO. Analysis of ultrasonic vocalizations from mice using computer vision and machine learning. ELife 2021, 10: e59161. PMID: 33787490, PMCID: PMC8057810, DOI: 10.7554/elife.59161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFemaleMachine LearningMaleMiceSoftwareUltrasonic WavesUltrasonicsVocalization, AnimalConceptsMachine learning methodsUser-defined parametersDimensionality reduction toolComputer visionComputational visionMachine learningUser inputAudio filesLearning methodsDifferential geometry approachData setsGeometry approachProbability distributionRelevant informationVisionReduction toolRobust methodSoftwareFilesLearningClassificationInformationSetNeedTool