title: A mouse model for too much TV?
abstract: In a new study published in Scientific Reports, Christakis and colleagues investigate a mouse model for technology-induced overstimulation. We review their findings, discuss the challenges of defining overstimulation, and consider the resemblance of the phenotypes observed in Christakis et al. to those noted in genetic models of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 52 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Parizad M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bilimoria
authors.forename: Takao K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Hensch
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bavelier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000209:etiology; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D002657:Child Development; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000209:etiology; D051379:Mice / Q000523:psychology*; D013690:Television