Here, it is demonstrated how an awake closed-head injury model can be used for examining the effects of repeated mild traumatic brain injury (r-mTBI) on synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus. The model replicates important features of r-mTBI in patients and is used in conjunction with in vitro electrophysiology.
Christie, B. R., Gross, A., Willoughby, A., Grafe, E., Brand, J., Bosdachin, E., Reid, H. M. O., Acosta, C., Eyolfson, E. Assessing Changes in Synaptic Plasticity Using an Awake Closed-Head Injury Model of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. J. Vis. Exp. (191), e64592, doi:10.3791/64592 (2023).