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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2026

Multibehavioral Phenotyping in Early-Life-Stage Zebrafish for Identifying Disruptors of Nonassociative Learning.

David Leuthold, Nadia K Herold, Jana Nerlich, Kristina Bartmann, Ilka Scharkin, Stefan J Hallermann, Nicole Schweiger, Ellen Fritsche, Tamara Tal

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David LeutholdDepartment of Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig 04318, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8326-3831
Nadia K HeroldDepartment of Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig 04318, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9954-5355
Jana NerlichMedical Faculty, Carl Ludwig Institute of Physiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig 04103, Germany.
Kristina BartmannIUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany.
Ilka ScharkinIUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany.
Stefan J HallermannMedical Faculty, Carl Ludwig Institute of Physiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig 04103, Germany.
Nicole SchweigerDepartment of Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig 04318, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-2393-0774
Ellen FritscheIUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany.
Tamara TalDepartment of Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig 04318, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8365-9385

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Abstract

backgroundThe vertebrate nervous system is vulnerable to chemical toxicity, and the widespread release of chemicals into the environment outstrips the capacity to assess their safety. The zebrafish (

objectiveWe sought to establish a multibehavioral phenotyping approach in larval zebrafish to identify and mechanistically elucidate neuroactive chemicals, with particular focus on chemical compounds that affect nonassociative habituation learning.

methodsWe devised a battery of automated behavioral assays in larval zebrafish. The battery captures stereotypical visual and acoustic behaviors including habituation, a form of nonassociative learning. To elucidate mechanisms underlying exposure-induced behavioral alterations in zebrafish,

resultsKnown pharmacological modulators of habituation in zebrafish evoked distinct behavioral patterns. By screening chemicals positive for

conclusionsThese studies combined a series of behavior assays in a phenotypically rich, rapid, and inexpensive nonmammalian vertebrate test system to screen chemicals for neurotoxicity. Together with

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Behavior, AnimalLearningZebrafishAnimalsHabituation, PsychophysiologicHumansLarvaMiceNeuronsPhenotype

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