The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Regulates Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice
Chelsea A. Vadnie, Kaitlyn A. Petersen, Lauren A. Eberhardt, Mariah A. Hildebrand, Allison J. Cerwensky, Hui Zhang, Jennifer N. Burns, Darius D. Becker‐Krail, Lauren M. DePoy, Ryan Wellington Logan, Colleen A. McClung
This study shows that manipulating SCN neural activity in mice affects anxiety-like behavior but not depressive-like behavior, with dampened activity rhythms correlating with increased anxiety.
Frontiers in Neuroscience · Jan 20, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience