The Impact of Social Isolation on Rat Behaviour

s: Porkess, M.V., Schubert, M.I., Auer, D.P. & Fone, K.C.F. Isolation rearing of rats induces a reduction in prefrontal cortex volume measured by MR volumetry. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2007 21(7 Suppl.): A57. Presented at British Association of Psychopharmacology 2007 conference. Porkess, M.V., Baxter, A., Cui, H., Graylen, S., Mok, K., Watson, D.J.G., Topham, I.A., Marsden, C.A. & Fone, K.C.F. Investigation of the interaction between low dose sub-chronic ∆-tetrahydrocannabinol at weaning and isolation rearing in rats. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2007 21(7 Suppl.): A34. Presented at British Association of Psychopharmacology 2007 conference. Porkess, M.V., Dhanji, H., Huan, S., Watson, D.J.G., Topham, I.A., Marsden, C.A. & Fone, K.C.F. Aniracetam has no effect on isolation rearing induced hyperactivity, PPI deficits or passive avoidance impairment in rats, but does improve novel object recognition. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2006 20(5 Suppl.): A46. Presented at British Association of Psychopharmacology 2006 conference. Porkess, M.V., Hawkesford, K., Mason, H., McCann, C., Winter, R., Shandro, B., Topham, I.A., Marsden, C.A. & Fone, K.C.F. Isolation rearing causes hyperactivity and attenuates PPI in male and female rats, but impairs novel object recognition only in males. Presented as poster and short oral at Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmocologicum 2006 conference.