Maternal selenium dietary supplementation alters sociability and reinforcement learning deficits induced by in utero exposure to maternal immune activation in mice

This study demonstrates that while Se may be beneficial in ameliorating sociability deficits caused by MIA, it may have negative effects in other behavioural domains. Caution in the use of Se supplementation during pregnancy is therefore warranted.PMID:38142918 | DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2023.12.024

Source: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - December 24, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Brendan Gillespie Michael J Houghton Katherine Ganio Christopher A McDevitt Daniel Bennett Ariel Dunn Sharvada Raju Anna Schroeder Rachel A Hill Barbara R Cardoso Source Type: research