OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Genes Brain and Behavior is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Reconsidering animal models used to study autism spectrum disorder: Current state and optimizing future	51
Using the tools of genetic epidemiology to understand sex differences in neuropsychiatric disorders	36
Genome‐wide association study of word reading: Overlap with risk genes for neurodevelopmental disorders	31
Phenotypic profiling of mGlu₇ knockout mice reveals new implications for neurodevelopmental disorders	24
Ecotype differences in aggression, neural activity and behaviorally relevant gene expression in cichlid fish	24
Manifestations of domination: Assessments of social dominance in rodents	20
Antidepressant mechanism of classical herbal formula lily bulb and Rehmannia decoction: insights from gene expression profile of medial prefrontal cortex of mice with stress‐induced depression‐like be	20
Critical mass: The rise of a touchscreen technology community for rodent cognitive testing	20
Diverse phenotypic measurements of wellbeing: Heritability, temporal stability and the variance explained by polygenic scores	18
Visuo‐spatial learning and memory impairments in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease: Effects of age, sex, albinism, and motor impairments	17
An in‐depth neurobehavioral characterization shows anxiety‐like traits, impaired habituation behavior, and restlessness in male Cryptochrome‐deficient mice	17
Male‐specific alterations in structure of isolation call sequences of mouse pups with 16p11.2 deletion	17
Category learning in rodents using touchscreen‐based tasks	17
New frontiers in translational research: Touchscreens, open science, and the mouse translational research accelerator platform	17
Orexin deficiency modulates cognitive flexibility in a sex‐dependent manner	17
Mu opioid receptors in the medial preoptic area govern social play behavior in adolescent male rats	16
Generation and basic characterization of a gene‐trap knockout mouse model of Scn2a with a substantial reduction of voltage‐gated sodium channel Na_v1.2 expression	15
Exposure to the predator odor TMT induces early and late differential gene expression related to stress and excitatory synaptic function throughout the brain in male rats	15
Heritable variation in locomotion, reward sensitivity and impulsive behaviors in a genetically diverse inbred mouse panel	15
BDNF VAL66MET polymorphism and memory decline across the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease	14
Moderate prenatal alcohol exposure impairs cognitive control, but not attention, on a rodent touchscreen continuous performance task	14
Noise during mouthbrooding impairs maternal care behaviors and juvenile development and alters brain transcriptomes in the African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni	14
Reciprocal processes of sensory perception and social bonding: an integrated social‐sensory framework of social behavior	14
A long non‐coding RNA (Lrap) modulates brain gene expression and levels of alcohol consumption in rats	14
Sex‐dependent effects of anHnrnph1mutation on fentanyl addiction‐relevant behaviors but not antinociception in mice	13

From fruitless to sex: On the generation and diversification of an innate behavior	13
The heritability of insomnia: A meta‐analysis of twin studies	12
Safety and efficacy of genetic MECP2 supplementation in the R294X mouse model of Rett syndrome	12
Learning and reaction times in mouse touchscreen tests are differentially impacted by mutations in genes encoding postsynaptic interacting proteins SYNGAP1, NLGN3, DLGAP1	12
Correlation between octopaminergic signalling and foraging task specialisation in honeybees	12
Hippocampal knockdown of α2 nicotinic or M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in C57BL/6J male mice impairs cued fear conditioning	11
Polygenic risk scores for alcohol involvement relate to brain structure in substance‐naïve children: Results from the ABCD study	11
Hidden talents: Poly (I:C)‐induced maternal immune activation improves mouse visual discrimination performance and reversal learning in a sex‐dependent manner	11
Sex differences in the reward value of familiar mates in prairie voles	10
Depression‐like behavior is associated with lower Per2 mRNA expression in the lateral habenula of rats	10
Spatial reference learning deficits in absence of dysfunctional working memory in the TgF344‐AD rat model of Alzheimer's disease	10
Mice with an autism‐associated R451C mutation in neuroligin‐3 show a cautious but accurate response style in touchscreen attention tasks	10
Crucial involvement of catecholamine neurotransmission in postoperative nausea and vomiting: Whole‐transcriptome profiling in the rat nucleus of the solitary tract	10
Integration of evidence across human and model organism studies: A meeting report	10
The effect of background strain on the behavioral phenotypes of the MDGA2^+/− mouse model of autism spectrum disorder	9
Clock gene polygenic risk score and seasonality in major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder	9
Innate chemical, but not visual, threat cues have been co‐opted as unconditioned stimulus for social fear learning in zebrafish	9
A new “sudden fright paradigm” to explore the role of (epi)genetic modulations of the DAT gene in fear‐induced avoidance behavior	9
From conifers to cognition: Microbes, brain and behavior	9
Correlation between intestinal microbiotal imbalance and 5‐HT metabolism, immune inflammation in chronic unpredictable mild stress male rats	9
Do gene expression findings from mouse models of cocaine use recapitulate human cocaine use disorder in reward circuitry?	9
Impaired working memory, cognitive flexibility and reward processing in mice genetically lacking Gpr88: Evidence for a key role for Gpr88 in multiple cortico‐striatal‐thalamic circuits	9
Sex differences in mechanisms of disease	9
Forager age and foraging state, but not cumulative foraging activity, affect biogenic amine receptor gene expression in the honeybee mushroom bodies	9
The role of SIRT1 in the basolateral amygdala in depression‐like behaviors in mice	8
The circadian geneCryptochrome 2influences stress‐induced brain activity and depressive‐like behavior in mice	8
Reelin deficiency exacerbates cocaine‐induced hyperlocomotion by enhancing neuronal activity in the dorsomedial striatum	8
Genetic and environmental influences on quality of life: The COVID‐19 pandemic as a natural experiment	8
Deficiency of the paternally inherited gene Magel2 alters the development of separation‐induced vocalization and maternal behavior in mice	8
Profiling beneficial and potential adverse effects of MeCP2 overexpression in a hypomorphic Rett syndrome mouse model	8
Binge‐like ethanol drinking activates anaplastic lymphoma kinase signaling and increases the expression of STAT3 target genes in the mouse hippocampus and prefrontal cortex	8
Tameness correlates with domestication related traits in a Red Junglefowl intercross	8
Social behavior in 16p11.2 and 22q11.2 copy number variations: Insights from mice and humans	8
Comparison between touchscreen operant chambers and water maze to detect early prefrontal dysfunction in mice	8
Mice lacking paternal expression of imprinted Grb10 are risk‐takers	7
Over‐expressed MST1 impaired spatial memory via disturbing neural oscillation patterns in mice	7
An assessment of executive function in two different rat models of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder: Spontaneously hypertensive versus Lphn3 knockout rats	7
Effects of pairing on color change and central gene expression in lined seahorses	7
The role of food odor in invertebrate foraging	7
Different mating contexts lead to extensive rewiring of female brain coexpression networks in the guppy	7
Cognitive disturbances in the cuprizone model of multiple sclerosis	7
Maternal care of heterozygous dopamine receptor D4 knockout mice: Differential susceptibility to early‐life rearing conditions	7
Mouse model systems of autism spectrum disorder: Replicability and informatics signature	7
Experience of a hierarchical relationship between a pair of mice specifically influences their affective empathy toward each other	7
Selective behavioural impairments in mice heterozygous for the cross disorder psychiatric risk gene DLG2	6
Sex chromosome complement affects multiple aspects of reversal‐learning task performance in mice	6
Association between temperament related traits and single nucleotide polymorphisms in the serotonin and oxytocin systems in Merino sheep	6
Individual differences in social attachment: A multi‐disciplinary perspective	6
Systems genetic analysis of nicotine withdrawal deficits in hippocampus‐dependent learning	6
The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Genetics	6

A mutant allele of glycoprotein M6‐B (Gpm6b) facilitates behavioral flexibility but increases delay discounting	6
PACAP‐expressing neurons in the lateral habenula diminish negative emotional valence	6
Educational attainment polygenic score predicts inhibitory control and academic skills in early and middle childhood	6
Emergent intra‐pair sex differences and organized behavior in pair bonded prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)	6
Social isolation and group size are associated with divergent gene expression in the brain of ant queens	6
Comparative analyses of the Pan lineage reveal selection on gene pathways associated with diet and sociality in bonobos	5
A humanized version of Foxp2 affects ultrasonic vocalization in adult female and male mice	5
Paternal exposure to exercise and/or caffeine and alcohol modify offspring behavioral and pathophysiological recovery from repetitive mild traumatic brain injury in adolescence	5
Functional validation of a finding from a mouse genome‐wide association study shows that Azi2 influences the acute locomotor stimulant response to methamphetamine	5
Sex‐specific role of the circadian transcription factor NPAS2 in opioid tolerance, withdrawal and analgesia	5
A breeding strategy to identify modifiers of high genetic risk for methamphetamine intake	5
The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism: Overview	5
Ultrasonic vocalizations in laboratory mice: strain, age, and sex differences	5
Social deficits in BTBR T+ Itpr3tf/J mice vary with ecological validity of the test	5
Using a mouse model to gain insights into developmental coordination disorder	5
Combined change of behavioral traits for domestication and gene‐networks in mice selectively bred for active tameness	5
Examining the disconnect between prolactin and parental care in avian brood parasites	5
Altered nociceptive behavior and emotional contagion of pain in mouse models of autism	5
Sex and heredity are determinants of drug intake in a novel model of rat oral oxycodone self‐administration	5
Biological functions of α2‐adrenergic‐like octopamine receptor in Drosophila melanogaster	5
A genome‐wide association study identifies a new variant associated with word reading fluency in Chinese children	4
The Drosophila dopamine 2‐like receptor D2R (Dop2R) is required in the blood brain barrier for male courtship	4
Deletion of the voltage‐gated calcium channel, Ca_V1.3, causes deficits in motor performance and associative learning	4
The complexity of ventral CA1 and its multiple functionalities	4
Phenotypic architecture of sociality and its associated genetic polymorphisms in zebrafish	4
Genetic risk for Alzheimer disease in children: Evidence from early‐life IQ and brain white‐matter microstructure	4
Appropriateness of array‐CGH in the ADHD clinics: A comparative study	4
Oxytocin variation and brain region‐specific gene expression in a domesticated avian species	4
A quantitative trait variant in Gabra2 underlies increased methamphetamine stimulant sensitivity	4
The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Sample and clinical data	4
Conditioned place preference for cocaine and methylphenidate in female mice from lines selectively bred for high voluntary wheel‐running behavior	4
Alteration of neural activity and neuroinflammatory factors in the insular cortex of mice with corneal neuropathic pain	4
Oxytocin receptor activation does not mediate associative fear deficits in a Williams Syndrome model	4
Heritability in corpus callosum morphology and its association with tool use skill in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Reproducibility in two genetically isolated populations	4
The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Brain function	4
Heterozygosity of murine Crkl does not recapitulate behavioral dimensions of human 22q11.2 hemizygosity	4
Impaired instrumental learning in Spred1^−/− mice, a model for a rare RASopathy	4
Sex effects for the interaction of dopamine related genetic variants for COMT and BDNF on declarative memory performance	4
Transcriptomic approach predicts a major role for transforming growth factor beta type 1 pathway in L‐Dopa‐induced dyskinesia in parkinsonian rats	4
MST1‐knockdown protects against impairment of working memory via regulating neural activity in depression‐like mice	3
Focus on autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders	3
Involvement of P2X2 receptor in the medial prefrontal cortex in ATP modulation of the passive coping response to behavioral challenge	3
Allele‐specific cis‐regulatory methylation of the gene for vasoactive intestinal peptide in white‐throated sparrows	3
Chronic stress induces NPD‐like behavior in APPPS1 and WT mice with subtle differences in gene expression	3
Anxiety‐related defensive behavioral responses in mice selectively bred for High and Low Activity	3
Systems genetic analysis of binge‐like eating in a C57BL/6J x DBA/2J‐F2 cross	3
The McGill‐Mouse‐Miniscope platform: A standardized approach for high‐throughput imaging of neuronal dynamics during behavior	3
Conditional loss of Engrailed1/2 in Atoh1‐derived excitatory cerebellar nuclear neurons impairs eupneic respiration in mice	3
Speech‐language profiles in the context of cognitive and adaptive functioning in SATB2‐associated syndrome	3
Translational cognitive neuroscience of dementia with touchscreen operant chambers	3
Task phase‐specific involvement of the rat posterior parietal cortex in performance of the TUNL task	3
iRhom1 rescues cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis via preventing myelin injury	3
Loss of the neuronal genome organizer and transcription factor CTCF induces neuronal death and reactive gliosis in the anterior cingulate cortex	3
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analyses of cocaine and its metabolites in behaviorally divergent inbred mouse strains	3
Cell‐type specific knockout of peptidylglycine α‐amidating monooxygenase reveals specific behavioral roles in excitatory forebrain neurons and cardiomyocytes	3
Exploring gene‐culture coevolution in humans by inferring neuroendophenotypes: A case study of the oxytocin receptor gene and cultural tightness	3
Further insight into the neurobehavioral pattern of children carrying the 2p16.3 heterozygous deletion involving NRXN1: Report of five new cases	3
Mice lacking proSAAS display alterations in emotion, consummatory behavior and circadian entrainment	3
CRISPR/Cas9‐induced nos2b mutant zebrafish display behavioral abnormalities	3
Sex differences in GABA_A receptor subunit transcript expression are mediated by genotype in subjects with alcohol‐related cirrhosis of the liver	3
Global loss of Neuron‐specific gene 1 causes alterations in motor coordination, increased anxiety, and diurnal hyperactivity in male mice	3
Leveraging related health phenotypes for polygenic prediction of impulsive choice, impulsive action, and impulsive personality traits in 1534 European ancestry community adults	3