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Effects of enriched environment on animal models of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders

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Laviola, Giovanni, Hannan, Anthony J., Macrì, Simone, Solinas, Marcello, Jaber, Mohamed·2008·Neurobiology of Disease

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Environmental stimulation throughout development adjusts the neurobehavioral systems involved in learning, memory and defensive responses. Environment-mediated phenotypic plasticity can be considered from two different, yet complementary, viewpoints. On one hand, the possibility that environmental interventions protect against the effects of genetic and/or acquired vulnerabilities, offers unprecedented avenues towards the elaboration and refinement of therapeutic strategies. On the other hand, an accurate understanding of the adaptive mechanisms regulating the interaction between an experimental subject and its environment may substantially benefit the quality of experimental data. Here we review experimental evidence showing that enriched environment can be beneficial in several psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders implicating the monoamine systems where it can (i) compensate for impairments in animal models of schizophrenia, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases; (ii) increase resistance to the addictive properties of psychostimulant drugs; (iii) level-out the consequences of prenatal stress in animal models of depression. Additionally we discuss why some of the effects of environmental enrichment question the validity of current animal models of mental disorders.

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Authors
Laviola, G., Hannan, A. J., Macrì, S., Solinas, M., & Jaber, M.
Affiliations
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Jaber, Mohamed
Venue
Neurobiology of Disease
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-08
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
159-168
ISSN
0969-9961 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2050671544
Cited by
300
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117
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FWCI
2.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Neurobiology of Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
  • Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
  • Ministero della Salute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
environmental enrichment, neurodegenerative diseases, mental illness, schizophrenia, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, monoaminergic systems, stimulant use disorder, prenatal stress, depression, phenotypic plasticity, animal models of psychiatric disorders, model validity
MeSH terms
Animals, Mental Disorders, Brain, Brain Chemistry, Disease Models, Animal, Environment Design, Humans, Stress, Psychological, Biogenic Monoamines, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Substance-Related Disorders

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