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Ethological foundations of measuring obsessive-compulsive phenotypes in the deer mouse: a methodological perspective
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)
Pre-clinical models which leverage the study of animal behavior are invaluable tools to advance our understanding of a variety of psychological constructs. Such ethological investigations allow us to gain insight into ...
Nest building and marble burying: Dopaminergic phenotyping of the deer mouse model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD1) is a chronic, debilitating psychiatric condition that affects 3% of the global population and is characterized by obsessions, and compulsions. 40 – 60% of patients remain treatment-resistant ...