Recording mouse ultrasonic vocalizations to evaluate social communication

AT Ferhat, N Torquet, AM Le Sourd… - Journal of …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mice emit ultrasonic vocalizations in different contexts throughout development and in
adulthood. These vocal signals are now currently used as proxies for modeling the genetic …

The role of gene-environment interactions in social dysfunction: Focus on preclinical evidence from mouse studies

G Castellano, JB Da Silva, S Pietropaolo - Neuropharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Human and animal research has demonstrated that genetic and environmental factors can
strongly modulate behavioral function, including the expression of social behaviors and their …

Excessive self-grooming, gene dysregulation and imbalance between the striosome and matrix compartments in the striatum of Shank3 mutant mice

AT Ferhat, E Verpy, A Biton, B Forget… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Autism is characterized by atypical social communication and stereotyped behaviors.
Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are detected in 1 …

LMT USV toolbox, a novel methodological approach to place mouse ultrasonic vocalizations in their behavioral contexts—a study in female and male C57BL/6J mice …

F de Chaumont, N Lemière, S Coqueran… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) are used as a phenotypic marker in mouse models of
neuropsychiatric disorders. Nevertheless, current methodologies still require time …

Contextual modulation of vocal behavior in mouse: newly identified 12 kHz “mid-frequency” vocalization emitted during restraint

JMS Grimsley, S Sheth, N Vallabh… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
While several studies have investigated mouse ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) emitted by
isolated pups or by males in mating contexts, studies of behavioral contexts other than …

High-precision spatial localization of mouse vocalizations during social interaction

JJ Heckman, R Proville, GJ Heckman, A Azarfar… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Mice display a wide repertoire of vocalizations that varies with age, sex, and context.
Especially during courtship, mice emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) of high complexity …

Ultrasonic vocalizations in adult C57BL/6J mice: The role of sex differences and repeated testing

M Premoli, V Petroni, R Bulthuis, SA Bonini… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) are a major tool for assessing social communication in
laboratory mice during their entire lifespan. At adulthood, male mice preferentially emit USVs …

Behavioural phenotypes and neural circuit dysfunctions in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder

AT Ferhat, S Halbedl, MJ Schmeisser, MJ Kas… - … anatomy and cell …, 2017 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition primarily characterised
by alterations in social interaction and communication combined with the presence of …

Neuroanatomy and behavior in mice with a haploinsufficiency of AT-rich interactive domain 1B (ARID1B) throughout development

J Ellegood, SP Petkova, A Kinman, LR Qiu, A Adhikari… - Molecular Autism, 2021 - Springer
Background One of the causal mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders
(NDDs) is chromatin modification and the genes that regulate chromatin. AT-rich interactive …

Why should my mouse call me? Acoustic communication in mouse models of social disorders: ultrasonic vocalizations as an index of emotional and motivational …

S Granon, A Faure, F Chauveau, A Cressant… - Handbook of Behavioral …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mice emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) in various interaction contexts in adulthood and
infancy. One of the essential current questions about mouse USVs is to understand their …