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Brain mitochondria predict a mouse’s stress level

The number and DNA content of power-producing organelles in the brain account for part of the behavioural variation among mice.
Transmission electron microscopy image showing mitochondria (coloured blue).

The number of mitochondria (artificially coloured) in a mouse’s brain is linked with anxiety and sociability. Credit: CNRI/SPL

The activity of mitochondria in the brain can predict stress-related behaviours in mice, suggesting that these energy-generating units inside cells might drive brain function and behaviour1.

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Nature 620, 701 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02575-9

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  1. Rosenberg, A. M. et al. Nature Commun. 14, 4726 (2023).

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