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Mood disorders, especially depression, are a major cause of human disability. The loss of pleasure (anhedonia) is a common, severely debilitating symptom of clinical depression. Experimental animal models are widely used to better understand depression pathogenesis, and to develop novel antidepressant therapies. In rodents, various experimental models of anhedonia have already been developed and validated. Complementing rodent studies, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) is emerging as a powerful model organism to assess pathobiological mechanisms of affective disorders. Here, we critically discuss the potential of zebrafish for modeling anhedonia and studying its molecular mechanisms and translational implications.
Original languageEnglish
Article number34918075
JournalInternational Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
StateE-pub ahead of print - Dec 2021

    Research areas

  • anhedonia, animal models, antidepressant, behavior, zebrafish

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