Maternal separation remodels Purkinje cell circuits and impairs cerebellar synaptic plasticity
Pellegrino Lippiello, Eriola Hoxha, Claudia Cristiano, Silvia Pascarella, Floriana Volpicelli, Luisa Speranza, Mariella Cuomo, Maria Grazia Ferraro, Adrien Stanley, Anita Maria Rominto, Kardelen Dalim Filiz, Fabrizio Liguori, Daniela Tropea, Silvia Di Angelantonio, Lorenzo Chiariotti, , Maria Concetta Miniaci
This study shows that maternal separation alters cerebellar circuitry and synaptic plasticity, leading to behavioral and neurobiological deficits in mice.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience