Structural alterations in the amygdala and impaired social incentive learning in a mouse model of a genetic variant associated with neurodevelopmental disorders
Takeshi Hiramoto, Akira Sumiyoshi, Risa Kato, Takahira Yamauchi, Gina Kang, Bailey Matsumura, Lucas J. Stevens, Rie Ryoke, Hiroi Nonaka, Akihiro Machida, Kensaku Nomoto, Kazutaka Mogi, Yukiko J. Hiroi, Takefumi Kikusui, Ryuta Kawashima, Noboru Hiroi
This study examines structural brain changes and social behavior in Tbx1 heterozygous mice, linking reduced amygdala volume to impaired social incentive learning.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience