Infection of male rats with Toxoplasma gondii results in enhanced delay aversion and neural changes in the nucleus accumbens core

• Main Authors: Tan, Donna, Soh, Linda Jing Ting, Lim, Lee Wei, Tan, Daniel Chia Wei, Zhang, Xiaodong, Vyas, Ajai
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Anatomy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93733; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38349
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rats infected with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii exhibit reduced avoidance of predator odours. This behavioural change is likely to increase transmission of the parasite from rats to cats. Here, we show that infection with T. gondii increases the propensity of the infected rats to make mo...