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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zocher S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449688 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20200826 35
Individuals differ in their response to environmental stimuli, but the stability of individualized behaviors and their associated changes in brain plasticity are poorly understood. We developed a novel model of enriched environment to longitudinally monitor 40 inbred mice exploring 35 connected cages over periods of 3 to 6 months. We show that behavioral individuality that emerged during the first 3 months of environmental enrichment persisted when mice were withdrawn from the enriched environme ...[more]