Light affects behavioral despair involving the clock gene Period 1
Iwona Olejniczak, Jürgen A. Ripperger, Federica Sandrelli, Anna Schnell, Laureen Mansencal-Strittmatter, Katrin S. Wendrich, Ka Yi Hui, Andrea Brenna, Naïla Ben Fredj, Urs Albrecht
The paper shows light affects mood-related behaviors in mice by inducing the clock gene Per1 in the lateral habenula, altering gene expression in the mesolimbic dopaminergic system.
PLoS Genetics · Jul 8, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics