UTEP Study: Prairie Voles Display Signs of Human-like Depression

Credit: The University of Texas at El Paso.

Sergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso, points out the symptoms of depression in voles to doctoral student Minerva Rodriguez. They are among the co-authors of a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders which posits that the small rodents can be effectively used as animal models to further the study of clinical depression.

« UTEP Study: Prairie Voles Display Signs of Human-like Depression

Credit: The University of Texas at El Paso.

Sergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., and his team of student researchers stand in front of the Psychology Building on the campus of The University of Texas at El Paso. Top row, left to right: Daniel Calvo, Israel Garcia-Carachure, and Christopher Frausto. Middle row, left to right: Anapaula Themann, Sergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., Joselynn Reyes, and Jessica Garcia. Bottom row, left to right: Minerva Rodriguez and Paulina Vargas.

« UTEP Study: Prairie Voles Display Signs of Human-like Depression

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