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ArticleNeurobiology of learning and memory2020

Repeated mild traumatic brain injuries impair visual discrimination learning in adolescent mice.

Natalie J Pinkowski, Juliana Guerin, Haikun Zhang, Sydney T Carpentier, Kathryn E McCurdy, Johann M Pacheco, Carissa J Mehos, Jonathan L Brigman, Russell A Morton

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Article in Neurobiology of learning and memory, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors.

Natalie J PinkowskiDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Juliana GuerinDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Haikun ZhangCenter for Brain Recovery and Repair, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Sydney T CarpentierDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Kathryn E McCurdyDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Johann M PachecoDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Carissa J MehosCenter for Brain Recovery and Repair, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Jonathan L BrigmanDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States; Center for Brain Recovery and Repair, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States.
Russell A MortonDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States; Center for Brain Recovery and Repair, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States. Electronic address: ramorton@salud.unm.edu.

Funding

University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Brain Recovery and RepairP20GM109089 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI SHUTTLEWORTH, CLAUDE W · 2015 to 2024
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NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM109089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive deficits following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are common and are associated with learning deficits in school-age children. Some of these deficits include problems with long-term memory, working memory, processing speeds, attention, mental fatigue, and executive function. Processing speed deficits have been associated with alterations in white matter, but the underlying mechanisms of many of the other deficits are unclear. Without a clear understanding of the underlying mechanisms we cannot effectively treat these injuries. The goal of these studies is to validate a translatable touchscreen discrimination/reversal task to identify deficits in executive function following a single or repeated mTBIs. Using a mild closed skull injury model in adolescent mice we were able to identify clear deficits in discrimination learning following repeated injuries that were not present from a single mTBI. The repeated injuries were not associated with any deficits in motor-based behavior but did induce a robust increase in astrocyte activation. These studies provide an essential platform to interrogate the underlying neurological dysfunction associated with these injuries.

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AnimalsAstrocytesBrainBrain ConcussionDiscrimination LearningExecutive FunctionGait AnalysisGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinMiceMotor ActivityOpen Field TestRecurrenceReversal LearningRotarod Performance TestVisual PerceptionGlial Fibrillary Acidic Proteinglial fibrillary astrocytic protein, mouseCatWalkCognitionGlial Fribrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)RotarodTouchscreen

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PMID32980477
PMCPMC7655553

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