Figure 2: Comparison of Empathy-Driven Observational Fear in Different Mice Strains (IMAGE)

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Figure 2: Comparison of Empathy-Driven Observational Fear in Different Mice Strains

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129S1 mouse strain shows significantly higher empathic fear than other strains. Genome analyses pointed to a single variant of the Nrxn3 gene which affects some specific neurons in the brain cortex of these mice.

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