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Parenting behaviors in mice: Olfactory mechanisms and features in models of autism spectrum disorders

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Rodents, along with numerous other mammals, heavily depend on olfactory cues to navigate their social interactions. Processing of olfactory sensory inputs is mediated by conserved brain circuits that ultimately trigger social behaviors, such as social interactions and parental care. Although innate, parenting is influenced by internal states, social experience, genetics, and the environment, and any significant disruption of these factors can impact the social circuits. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms and social circuits from the olfactory epithelium to central processing that initiate parental behaviors and their dysregulations that may contribute to the social impairments in mouse models of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We discuss recent advances of the crucial role of olfaction in parental care, its consequences for social interactions, and the reciprocal influence on social interaction impairments in mouse models of ASD.

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hal-04667815 , version 1 (05-08-2024)

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Ana Dudas, Thiago Nakahara, Lucie P. Pellissier, Pablo Chamero. Parenting behaviors in mice: Olfactory mechanisms and features in models of autism spectrum disorders. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2024, 161, pp.105686. ⟨10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105686⟩. ⟨hal-04667815⟩
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