Overstimulation of newborn mice leads to behavioral differences and deficits in cognitive performance

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Christakis, D A ^a,b   Ramirez, J S B ^a   Ramirez, J M ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; PHOTOSTIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84864843469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00546     Document Type: Article

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