List of works - Frances A Champagne

A theoretically based model of rat personality with implications for welfare.

scientific article

Behavioral epigenetics: a new frontier in the study of hormones and behavior.

scientific article

Beyond DNA: integrating inclusive inheritance into an extended theory of evolution

scientific article

Beyond the maternal epigenetic legacy

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Candidate endophenotypes for genetic studies of suicidal behavior

scientific article published on 7 February 2009

DNA Methylation Signatures of Early Childhood Malnutrition Associated With Impairments in Attention and Cognition.

scientific article published on 26 March 2016

DNA methylation of BDNF as a biomarker of early-life adversity

scientific article

DRD4 and TH gene polymorphisms are associated with activity, impulsivity and inattention in Siberian Husky dogs.

scientific article published on 28 May 2013

Developmental effects of serotonin 1A autoreceptors on anxiety and social behavior.

scientific article

Developmental timing of the effects of maternal care on gene expression and epigenetic regulation of hormone receptor levels in female rats

scientific article published on 03 September 2013

Distress During Pregnancy: Epigenetic Regulation of Placenta Glucocorticoid-Related Genes and Fetal Neurobehavior

scientific article published on 25 March 2016

Dopamine release in response to a psychological stress in humans and its relationship to early life maternal care: a positron emission tomography study using [11C]raclopride.

scientific article published in March 2004

Early Adversity and Developmental Outcomes: Interaction Between Genetics, Epigenetics, and Social Experiences Across the Life Span.

scientific article published on September 2010

Early environments, glucocorticoid receptors, and behavioral epigenetics.

scientific article

Early interactions with mother and peers independently build adult social skills and shape BDNF and oxytocin receptor brain levels

scientific article

Early-life experience, epigenetics, and the developing brain.

scientific article

Effects of maternal care on the development of midbrain dopamine pathways and reward-directed behavior in female offspring.

scientific article published on 21 January 2014

Effects of stress across generations: why sex matters.

scientific article published in January 2013

Environmental influence in the brain, human welfare and mental health

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Epigenetic and Neurodevelopmental Perspectives on Variation in Parenting Behavior.

scientific article

Epigenetic effects of early developmental experiences.

scientific article published on December 2011

Epigenetic effects of prenatal stress on 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 in the placenta and fetal brain

scientific article

Epigenetic influence of social experiences across the lifespan.

scientific article published on May 2010

Epigenetic influence of stress and the social environment.

scientific article

Epigenetic legacy of parental experiences: Dynamic and interactive pathways to inheritance

scientific article published on 30 September 2016

Epigenetic mechanisms and gene networks in the nervous system.

scientific article

Epigenetic mechanisms and the transgenerational effects of maternal care

scientific article

Epigenetic mechanisms mediating the long-term effects of maternal care on development.

scientific article published on 18 January 2008

Epigenetic perspective on the developmental effects of bisphenol A ⬇️

scientific article published on February 17, 2011

Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior

scientific article (publication date: August 2004)

Epigenetic programming of phenotypic variations in reproductive strategies in the rat through maternal care.

scientific article published on June 2008

Epigenetics and developmental plasticity across species.

scientific article

Epigenetics and the origins of paternal effects

scientific article

Evidence for individual differences in regulatory focus in rats, Rattus norvegicus

scientific article

Explaining variation in the premorbid adjustment of schizophrenia patients: the role of season of birth and family history.

scientific article published in February 2005

Food for thought: hormonal, experiential, and neural influences on feeding and obesity.

scientific article

Genomic imprinting mediates sexual experience-dependent olfactory learning in male mice

scholarly article

Hormonal and non-hormonal bases of maternal behavior: The role of experience and epigenetic mechanisms.

scientific article published on 11 July 2015

How enrichment affects exploration trade-offs in rats: implications for welfare and well-being

scientific article

How social experiences influence the brain

scientific article

Human perception of fear in dogs varies according to experience with dogs

scientific article

Impact of prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on behavior, cortical gene expression and DNA methylation of the Bdnf gene

scientific article published on March 2016

Influence of maternal care on the developing brain: Mechanisms, temporal dynamics and sensitive periods

scientific article published on 23 November 2015

Interplay between social experiences and the genome: epigenetic consequences for behavior.

scientific article published on January 2012

Loss of mTOR-dependent macroautophagy causes autistic-like synaptic pruning deficits

scientific article (publication date: 3 September 2014)

Maternal care associated with methylation of the estrogen receptor-alpha1b promoter and estrogen receptor-alpha expression in the medial preoptic area of female offspring.

scientific article

Maternal care, gene expression, and the development of individual differences in stress reactivity.

scientific article

Maternal imprints and the origins of variation.

scientific article

Maternal modulation of paternal effects on offspring development

scientific article published in March 2018

Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms predict infant NR3C1 1F and BDNF IV DNA methylation.

scientific article

Maternal programming of steroid receptor expression and phenotype through DNA methylation in the rat.

scientific article

Maternal regulation of estrogen receptor alpha methylation

scientific article published on 31 July 2008

Natural variations in maternal care are associated with estrogen receptor alpha expression and estrogen sensitivity in the medial preoptic area

scientific article published on 24 July 2003

Neonatal overexpression of estrogen receptor-α alters midbrain dopamine neuron development and reverses the effects of low maternal care in female offspring

scientific article

Nurturing nature: social experiences and the brain.

scientific article published on 21 July 2009

Parental Brain Conference 2018

scientific article published on 15 September 2019

Paternal influence on female behavior: the role of Peg3 in exploration, olfaction, and neuroendocrine regulation of maternal behavior of female mice.

scientific article published in June 2009

Paternal influences on offspring development: behavioural and epigenetic pathways.

scientific article published on October 2014

Paternal social enrichment effects on maternal behavior and offspring growth

scientific article

Paternal transmission of complex phenotypes in inbred mice.

scientific article

Perinatal Malnutrition Leads to Sexually Dimorphic Behavioral Responses with Associated Epigenetic Changes in the Mouse Brain

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

Plasticity of the Maternal Brain Across the Lifespan.

scientific article

Postnatal maternal care predicts divergent weaning strategies and the development of social behavior.

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, adiposity, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ methylation in offspring, grand-offspring mice.

scientific article

Reversal of maternal programming of stress responses in adult offspring through methyl supplementation: altering epigenetic marking later in life.

scientific article

Sex-specific and strain-dependent effects of early life adversity on behavioral and epigenetic outcomes.

scientific article published on August 2013

Sex-specific epigenetic disruption and behavioral changes following low-dose in utero bisphenol A exposure.

scientific article published on 28 May 2013

Sex-specific fitness effects of unpredictable early life conditions are associated with DNA methylation in the avian glucocorticoid receptor.

scientific article

Sexual experience affects reproductive behavior and preoptic androgen receptors in male mice ⬇️

scientific article published on January 11, 2012

Stress during gestation alters postpartum maternal care and the development of the offspring in a rodent model.

scientific article published on 2 February 2006

The functional serotonin 1a receptor promoter polymorphism, rs6295, is associated with psychiatric illness and differences in transcription

scientific article published on March 2016

The meaning of weaning: influence of the weaning period on behavioral development in mice.

scientific article

Transgenerational effects of social environment on variations in maternal care and behavioral response to novelty.

scientific article published in December 2007

Variation in maternal and anxiety-like behavior associated with discrete patterns of oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptor density in the lateral septum.

scientific article

Variations in maternal behavior in rats selected for infant ultrasonic vocalization in isolation.

scientific article published on 22 August 2015

Variations in maternal behaviour are associated with differences in oxytocin receptor levels in the rat.

scientific article published in December 2000

Variations in maternal care in the rat as a mediating influence for the effects of environment on development.

scientific article

Variations in nucleus accumbens dopamine associated with individual differences in maternal behavior in the rat.

scientific article published in April 2004

List of works by Frances A Champagne

A theoretically based model of rat personality with implications for welfare.

Behavioral epigenetics: a new frontier in the study of hormones and behavior.

Beyond DNA: integrating inclusive inheritance into an extended theory of evolution

Beyond the maternal epigenetic legacy

Candidate endophenotypes for genetic studies of suicidal behavior

DNA Methylation Signatures of Early Childhood Malnutrition Associated With Impairments in Attention and Cognition.

DNA methylation of BDNF as a biomarker of early-life adversity

DRD4 and TH gene polymorphisms are associated with activity, impulsivity and inattention in Siberian Husky dogs.

Developmental effects of serotonin 1A autoreceptors on anxiety and social behavior.

Developmental timing of the effects of maternal care on gene expression and epigenetic regulation of hormone receptor levels in female rats

Distress During Pregnancy: Epigenetic Regulation of Placenta Glucocorticoid-Related Genes and Fetal Neurobehavior

Dopamine release in response to a psychological stress in humans and its relationship to early life maternal care: a positron emission tomography study using [11C]raclopride.

Early Adversity and Developmental Outcomes: Interaction Between Genetics, Epigenetics, and Social Experiences Across the Life Span.

Early environments, glucocorticoid receptors, and behavioral epigenetics.

Early interactions with mother and peers independently build adult social skills and shape BDNF and oxytocin receptor brain levels

Early-life experience, epigenetics, and the developing brain.

Effects of maternal care on the development of midbrain dopamine pathways and reward-directed behavior in female offspring.

Effects of stress across generations: why sex matters.

Environmental influence in the brain, human welfare and mental health

Epigenetic and Neurodevelopmental Perspectives on Variation in Parenting Behavior.

Epigenetic effects of early developmental experiences.

Epigenetic effects of prenatal stress on 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 in the placenta and fetal brain

Epigenetic influence of social experiences across the lifespan.

Epigenetic influence of stress and the social environment.

Epigenetic legacy of parental experiences: Dynamic and interactive pathways to inheritance

Epigenetic mechanisms and gene networks in the nervous system.

Epigenetic mechanisms and the transgenerational effects of maternal care

Epigenetic mechanisms mediating the long-term effects of maternal care on development.

Epigenetic perspective on the developmental effects of bisphenol A ⬇️

Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior

Epigenetic programming of phenotypic variations in reproductive strategies in the rat through maternal care.

Epigenetics and developmental plasticity across species.

Epigenetics and the origins of paternal effects

Evidence for individual differences in regulatory focus in rats, Rattus norvegicus

Explaining variation in the premorbid adjustment of schizophrenia patients: the role of season of birth and family history.

Food for thought: hormonal, experiential, and neural influences on feeding and obesity.

Genomic imprinting mediates sexual experience-dependent olfactory learning in male mice

Hormonal and non-hormonal bases of maternal behavior: The role of experience and epigenetic mechanisms.

How enrichment affects exploration trade-offs in rats: implications for welfare and well-being

How social experiences influence the brain

Human perception of fear in dogs varies according to experience with dogs

Impact of prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on behavior, cortical gene expression and DNA methylation of the Bdnf gene

Influence of maternal care on the developing brain: Mechanisms, temporal dynamics and sensitive periods

Interplay between social experiences and the genome: epigenetic consequences for behavior.

Loss of mTOR-dependent macroautophagy causes autistic-like synaptic pruning deficits

Maternal care associated with methylation of the estrogen receptor-alpha1b promoter and estrogen receptor-alpha expression in the medial preoptic area of female offspring.

Maternal care, gene expression, and the development of individual differences in stress reactivity.

Maternal imprints and the origins of variation.

Maternal modulation of paternal effects on offspring development

Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms predict infant NR3C1 1F and BDNF IV DNA methylation.

Maternal programming of steroid receptor expression and phenotype through DNA methylation in the rat.

Maternal regulation of estrogen receptor alpha methylation

Natural variations in maternal care are associated with estrogen receptor alpha expression and estrogen sensitivity in the medial preoptic area

Neonatal overexpression of estrogen receptor-α alters midbrain dopamine neuron development and reverses the effects of low maternal care in female offspring

Nurturing nature: social experiences and the brain.

Parental Brain Conference 2018

Paternal influence on female behavior: the role of Peg3 in exploration, olfaction, and neuroendocrine regulation of maternal behavior of female mice.

Paternal influences on offspring development: behavioural and epigenetic pathways.

Paternal social enrichment effects on maternal behavior and offspring growth

Paternal transmission of complex phenotypes in inbred mice.

Perinatal Malnutrition Leads to Sexually Dimorphic Behavioral Responses with Associated Epigenetic Changes in the Mouse Brain

Plasticity of the Maternal Brain Across the Lifespan.

Postnatal maternal care predicts divergent weaning strategies and the development of social behavior.

Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, adiposity, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ methylation in offspring, grand-offspring mice.

Reversal of maternal programming of stress responses in adult offspring through methyl supplementation: altering epigenetic marking later in life.

Sex-specific and strain-dependent effects of early life adversity on behavioral and epigenetic outcomes.

Sex-specific epigenetic disruption and behavioral changes following low-dose in utero bisphenol A exposure.

Sex-specific fitness effects of unpredictable early life conditions are associated with DNA methylation in the avian glucocorticoid receptor.

Sexual experience affects reproductive behavior and preoptic androgen receptors in male mice ⬇️

Stress during gestation alters postpartum maternal care and the development of the offspring in a rodent model.

The functional serotonin 1a receptor promoter polymorphism, rs6295, is associated with psychiatric illness and differences in transcription

The meaning of weaning: influence of the weaning period on behavioral development in mice.

Transgenerational effects of social environment on variations in maternal care and behavioral response to novelty.

Variation in maternal and anxiety-like behavior associated with discrete patterns of oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptor density in the lateral septum.

Variations in maternal behavior in rats selected for infant ultrasonic vocalization in isolation.

Variations in maternal behaviour are associated with differences in oxytocin receptor levels in the rat.

Variations in maternal care in the rat as a mediating influence for the effects of environment on development.

Variations in nucleus accumbens dopamine associated with individual differences in maternal behavior in the rat.