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Social housing

Intervention

2 papers3 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: National Institute of General Medical Sciences and 1 more
  • Animals2

Outcomes

3

Neuronal activity

upin rats1

1 study

  1. Social housing increases neuronal activity in rats.

    “SH rats displayed greater CA3 hippocampal activity during BAT”

    Animalsduring BAT performancehippocampal CA3 region

    The impact of long-term social housing on biconditional association task performance and neuron ensembles in the anterior cingulate cortex and the hippocampal CA3 region of aged rats

    Aging22 Aug 2025

Cognitive deficits

downin rats1

1 study

  1. Social housing protects against cognitive deficits in rats.

    “social housing protects cognitive flexibility during aging beyond EE alone”

    Animalsduring aging beyond EE alone

    The impact of long-term social housing on biconditional association task performance and neuron ensembles in the anterior cingulate cortex and the hippocampal CA3 region of aged rats

    Aging22 Aug 2025

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Working memory

upin rats1

1 study

  1. Social housing improves working memory in rats.

    “NSH rats had significantly impaired working memory compared to SH rats”

    Animalsduring aging beyond EE alone

    The impact of long-term social housing on biconditional association task performance and neuron ensembles in the anterior cingulate cortex and the hippocampal CA3 region of aged rats

    Aging22 Aug 2025

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