Probing the Influence of Paternal Diet on Offspring Neuroanatomy With Mouse MRI
While small structural changes cannot be ruled out, the results suggest that previously observed changes in offspring brain structure attributed to parental consumption of HF/HSS diet (selected to mimic some aspects of the human "Western Diet") require maternal consumption.
Authors
- Josh Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6232-9336)
- Brian J. Nieman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8914-3814)
- Gail Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8706-386X)
- TIE‐YUAN ZHANG
- Emma G. W. McKnight
- Mark R. Palmert
- Jason P. Lerch
Institutions
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (GB)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain and Behavior
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71195
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- McKnight Foundation
- Hospital for Sick Children
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research