Ultrasonic vocalizations: a tool for behavioural phenotyping of mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders

ML Scattoni, J Crawley, L Ricceri - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
In neonatal mice ultrasonic vocalizations have been studied both as an early communicative
behaviour of the pup–mother dyad and as a sign of an aversive affective state. Adult mice of …

Behavioural methods used in rodent models of autism spectrum disorders: current standards and new developments

M Wöhr, ML Scattoni - Behavioural brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
Autism is a behaviourally defined disorder including attenuated or abnormal social interaction
and communication, as well as aberrant repetitive behaviour, with symptoms emerging …

Translating mouse vocalizations: prosody and frequency modulation1

GP Lahvis, E Alleva, ML Scattoni - Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Mental illness can include impaired abilities to express emotions or respond to the emotions
of others. Speech provides a mechanism for expressing emotions, by both what words are …

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

…, Y Kajiwara, M Yang, AM Katz, ML Scattoni… - Molecular autism, 2010 - Springer
… Sections were incubated at 37C for 5 min, followed by incubation in acidified pepsin (1 ml in
… solution at the appropriate dilution (1 μg/ml). The tissue sections were then washed in PBS-…

[HTML][HTML] Unusual repertoire of vocalizations in the BTBR T+ tf/J mouse model of autism

ML Scattoni, SU Gandhy, L Ricceri, JN Crawley - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
BTBR T+ tf/J (BTBR) is an inbred mouse strain that displays social abnormalities and
repetitive behaviors analogous to the first and third diagnostic symptoms of autism. Here we …

Reduced excitatory neurotransmission and mild autism-relevant phenotypes in adolescent Shank3 null mutant mice

M Yang, O Bozdagi, ML Scattoni, M Wöhr… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Mutations in the synaptic scaffolding protein gene SHANK3 are strongly implicated in autism
and Phelan–McDermid 22q13 deletion syndrome. The precise location of the mutation …

Unusual repertoire of vocalizations in adult BTBR T+ tf/J mice during three types of social encounters

ML Scattoni, L Ricceri… - Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BTBR T+tf/J (BTBR) is an inbred mouse strain that displays social deficits and repetitive
behaviors analogous to the first and third diagnostic symptoms of autism. We previously reported …

Minimal aberrant behavioral phenotypes of neuroligin‐3 R451C knockin mice

KK Chadman, S Gong, ML Scattoni… - Autism …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroligin‐3 is a member of the class of cell adhesion proteins that mediate synapse
development and have been implicated in autism. Mice with the human R451C mutation (NL3), …

Association of Mouse Dlg4 (PSD-95) Gene Deletion and Human DLG4 Gene Variation With Phenotypes Relevant to Autism Spectrum Disorders and Williams' …

…, J Munasinghe, ML Scattoni… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Research is increasingly linking autism spectrum disorders and other
neurodevelopmental disorders to synaptic abnormalities (“synaptopathies”). PSD-95 (postsynaptic …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiolytic-like properties of the anandamide transport inhibitor AM404

…, P Campolongo, RA Mangieri, ML Scattoni… - …, 2006 - nature.com
The endocannabinoids anandamide and 2-arachidonoyglycerol (2-AG) may contribute to
the regulation of mood and emotion. In this study, we investigated the impact of the …