Publications by authors named "Jonathon E Botrous"
Integr Comp Biol
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- Around 15 million children are born prematurely each year, many requiring time in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), exposing them to harmful noise and light levels.
- Research using a rodent model, specifically Mongolian gerbils, mimicked NICU conditions to study the impacts on auditory and visual development, opening their eyes and ears prematurely.
- Results showed that NICU-exposed gerbils had significant impairments in learning, hearing loss, and reduced white matter volumes in the brain, mirroring issues seen in preterm infants, highlighting the model's potential for ethical research on NICU sensory impacts.
