Developmental social communication deficits in the Shank3 rat model of phelan-mcdermid syndrome and autism spectrum disorder

Effects of amphetamine on pro-social ultrasonic communication in juvenile rats: Implications for mania models

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Comprehensive analysis of two Shank3 and the Cacna1c mouse models of autism spectrum disorder

(2017) P.A. Kabitzke et al.   GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

Neuronal overexpression of Ube3a isoform 2 causes behavioral impairments and neuroanatomical pathology relevant to 15q11.2-q13.3 duplication syndrome

(2017) Nycole A Copping et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Germline Chd8 haploinsufficiency alters brain development in mouse

(2017) Andrea L Gompers et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Touchscreen learning deficits and normal social approach behavior in the Shank3B model of Phelan–McDermid Syndrome and autism

(2017) Nycole A. Copping et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin improves behavioral and electrophysiological deficits in a novel Shank3-deficient rat

(2017) Hala Harony-Nicolas et al.   eLife

Replicable in vivo physiological and behavioral phenotypes of the Shank3B null mutant mouse model of autism

(2017) Sameer C. Dhamne et al.   Molecular Autism

Novel Shank3 mutant exhibits behaviors with face validity for autism and altered striatal and hippocampal function

(2016) Thomas C. Jaramillo et al.   Autism Research

Rodent models in neuroscience research: is it a rat race?

(2016) Bart Ellenbroek et al.   Disease Models & Mechanisms

Loss of MeCP2 in the rat models regression, impaired sociability and transcriptional deficits of Rett syndrome

(2016) Surabi Veeraragavan et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Adult restoration of Shank3 expression rescues selective autistic-like phenotypes

(2016) Yuan Mei et al.   NATURE

Altered mGluR5-Homer scaffolds and corticostriatal connectivity in a Shank3 complete knockout model of autism

(2016) Xiaoming Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Behavioral Phenotyping of Juvenile Long-Evans and Sprague-Dawley Rats: Implications for Preclinical Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2016) Katherine M. Ku et al.   PLoS One

Altered Striatal Synaptic Function and Abnormal Behaviour inShank3Exon4-9 Deletion Mouse Model of Autism

(2015) Thomas C. Jaramillo et al.   Autism Research

Are 50-khz calls used as play signals in the playful interactions of rats? III. The effects of devocalization on play with unfamiliar partners as juveniles and as adults

(2015) Theresa M. Kisko et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Are 50-kHz calls used as play signals in the playful interactions of rats? II. Evidence from the effects of devocalization

(2015) Theresa M. Kisko et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Rough-and-tumble play as a window on animal communication

(2015) Elisabetta Palagi et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Autism-Associated Insertion Mutation (InsG) of Shank3 Exon 21 Causes Impaired Synaptic Transmission and Behavioral Deficits

(2015) H. E. Speed et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Pro-social 50-kHz ultrasonic communication in rats: post-weaning but not post-adolescent social isolation leads to social impairments—phenotypic rescue by re-socialization

(2015) Dominik Seffer et al.   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Characterization of juvenile play in rats: importance of sex of self and sex of partner

(2015) Kathryn J. Argue et al.   Biology of Sex Differences

Fmr1 and Nlgn3 knockout rats: Novel tools for investigating autism spectrum disorders.

(2014) Shannon M. Hamilton et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Are 50-kHz calls used as play signals in the playful interactions of rats? I. Evidence from the timing and context of their use

(2014) B.T. Himmler et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

The Emerging Role of Nucleus Accumbens Oxytocin in Social Cognition

(2014) Gül Dölen et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Phasic Dopamine Release in the Nucleus Accumbens in Response to Pro-Social 50 kHz Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rats

(2014) I. Willuhn et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Pro-social ultrasonic communication in rats: Insights from playback studies

(2014) Dominik Seffer et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Clustering autism: using neuroanatomical differences in 26 mouse models to gain insight into the heterogeneity

(2014) J Ellegood et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Meta-analysis of SHANK Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gradient of Severity in Cognitive Impairments

(2014) Claire S. Leblond et al.   PLoS Genetics

Affective communication in rodents: ultrasonic vocalizations as a tool for research on emotion and motivation

(2013) Markus Wöhr et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Ethotransmission: communication of emotional states through ultrasonic vocalization in rats

(2013) Stefan M Brudzynski   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Rodent ultrasonic communication: Male prosocial 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations elicit social approach behavior in female rats (Rattus norvegicus).

(2013) Maria Willadsen et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Foxp2 Mediates Sex Differences in Ultrasonic Vocalization by Rat Pups and Directs Order of Maternal Retrieval

(2013) J. M. Bowers et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Loss of Predominant Shank3 Isoforms Results in Hippocampus-Dependent Impairments in Behavior and Synaptic Transmission

(2013) M. Kouser et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Social reward requires coordinated activity of nucleus accumbens oxytocin and serotonin

(2013) Gül Dölen et al.   NATURE

Rats are the smart choice: Rationale for a renewed focus on rats in behavioral genetics

(2013) Clarissa C. Parker et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

SHANK3 haploinsufficiency: a “common” but underdiagnosed highly penetrant monogenic cause of autism spectrum disorders

(2013) Catalina Betancur et al.   Molecular Autism

Autism-Associated Mutations in ProSAP2/Shank3 Impair Synaptic Transmission and Neurexin-Neuroligin-Mediated Transsynaptic Signaling

(2012) M. H. Arons et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Reduced Excitatory Neurotransmission and Mild Autism-Relevant Phenotypes in Adolescent Shank3 Null Mutant Mice

(2012) M. Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Testing social acoustic memory in rats: Effects of stimulus configuration and long-term memory on the induction of social approach behavior by appetitive 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations

(2012) Markus Wöhr et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

Negative Allosteric Modulation of the mGluR5 Receptor Reduces Repetitive Behaviors and Rescues Social Deficits in Mouse Models of Autism

(2012) J. L. Silverman et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Juvenile stress potentiates aversive 22-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations and freezing during auditory fear conditioning in adult male rats

(2012) Nicole Yee et al.   STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS

Shank3 mutant mice display autistic-like behaviours and striatal dysfunction

(2011) João Peça et al.   NATURE

Postsynaptic ProSAP/Shank scaffolds in the cross-hair of synaptopathies

(2011) Andreas M. Grabrucker et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Haploinsufficiency of the autism-associated Shank3 gene leads to deficits in synaptic function, social interaction, and social communication

(2011) Ozlem Bozdagi et al.   Molecular Autism

Behavioural phenotyping assays for mouse models of autism

(2010) Jill L. Silverman et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

The pleasures of play: pharmacological insights into social reward mechanisms

(2010) Viviana Trezza et al.   TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Rats!

(2009) P. M. Iannaccone et al.   Disease Models & Mechanisms

Ultrasonic communication in rats: Effects of morphine and naloxone on vocal and behavioral responses to playback of 50-kHz vocalizations

(2009) Markus Wöhr et al.   PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR

Novel de novo SHANK3 mutation in autistic patients

(2008) Julie Gauthier et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Maternal care, isolation-induced infant ultrasonic calling, and their relations to adult anxiety-related behavior in the rat.

(2008) Markus Wöhr et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Ultrasonic vocalizations of rats (Rattus norvegicus) during mating, play, and aggression: Behavioral concomitants, relationship to reward, and self-administration of playback..

(2008) Jeffrey Burgdorf et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY