Topics of interest-‘Developing novel animal models for complex disorders＇ Edition 2

本期高伟坚博士将向读者介绍＂西登哈姆氏舞蹈病（小舞蹈病）＂和＂相关的神经精神障碍大鼠动物模型＂。此文献向读者解读了：一篇高质量的文章,作者的原始构思和巧妙实验方法。有助于读者清楚地认识到由想法到实验设计的完成和论文撰写工作。

Topics of interest -‘Developing novel animal models for complex disorders’ Edition 2

While it can be challenging for any research team to develop a novel, reproducible animal model for their investigations into complex disorders or syndromes, it goes without mentioning that simple, clear and well designed experiments based on fundamental hypotheses remain key to achieving a high level of success. In this article, I bring your attention to some excellent research carried out by Brimberg et al （2012）, whose work helped produce a novel rat model for the study of neuropsychiatric disorders, specifically Sydenham＇ s chorea （SC） and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections （PANDAS）.