Mechanical Properties of the Developing Brain in a Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Relationships to Perineuronal Net Integrity
Letitia Williams, Katrina A. Milbocker, Eva A. Smith, Cassandra P Bodner, Diego A. Caban-Rivera, Matthew McGarry, Elijah E. W. Van Houten, Anna Y. Klintsova, Curtis L. Johnson
This study uses magnetic resonance elastography to assess brain mechanical properties and perineuronal net density in a rat model of FASD, showing reduced stiffness in alcohol-exposed rats that recovers by adulthood.
Brain Research · Mar 31, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience