Neuroaging & Olfaction

To read more about our research on neuroaging and olfaction in dogs, explore the articles and abstracts below:

NEuroAging

Development and Validation of a Sleep Questionnaire, SNoRE 3.0, to Evaluate Sleep in Companion Dogs

Mondino, A., Ludwig, C., Menchaca, C. et al. Sci Rep 13, 13340 (2023).

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Winning the Race With Aging: Age-related Changes in Gait Speed and Its Association With Cognitive Performance in Dogs

Mondino, A., Khan, M., Case, B., Fefer, G., Panek, W. K., Gruen, M. E., & Olby, N. J. (2023). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10.

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Age-associated Changes in Electroretinography Measures in Companion Dogs

Salzman MM, Merten N, Panek WK, Fefer G, Mondino A, Westermeyer HD, Gruen ME, Olby NJ, Mowat FM. Doc Ophthalmol. 2023 Aug;147(1):15-28.

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Activity Patterns are Associated with Fractional Lifespan, Memory, and Gait Speed in Aged Dogs

Mondino A, Khan M, Case B, Giovagnoli S, Thomson A, Lascelles BDX, Gruen ME, Olby N. (2023). Nature Scientific Reports, 13

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Relationship Between Engagement with the Impossible Task, Cognitive Testing, and Cognitive Questionnaires in a Population of Aging Dogs

Khan MZ, Mondino A, Russell K, Case B, Fefer G, Woods H, Olby N, Gruen ME. (2023). Frontiers in Veterinary Science

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Use of Cognitive Testing, Questionnaires and Plasma Biomarkers to Quantify Cognitive Impairment in an Aging Pet Dog Population

Fefer G, Panek WK, Khan MZ, Singer M, Westermeyer H, Mowat FM, Murdoch DM, Case B, Olby NJ*, Gruen ME*. (2022). Journal of Alzheimers Disease, Jan. 2022:1367 – 1378.

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Relationship Between Hearing, Cognitive Function, and Quality of Life in Aging Companion Dogs

Fefer G, Khan MZ, Panek WK, Case B, Gruen ME*, Olby NJ*. (2022). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 36 (5), 1708-1718.

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Static Posturography as a Novel Measure of the Effects of Aging on Postural Control in Dogs

Mondino A., Wagner G., Russell K., Lobaton E., Griffith E, Gruen, M., . . . Olby, N. J. (2022). PLoS ONE, 17(7), 1-20.

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Use of Cognitive Testing, Questionnaires, and Plasma Biomarkers to Quantify Cognitive Impairment in an Aging Pet Dog Population

Fefer, G., Panek, W. K., Khan, M. Z., Singer, M., Westermeyer, H. D., Mowat, F. M., . . . Gruen, M. E. (2022). Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 87(3), 1367-1378.

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Canine Geriatric Syndrome: A Framework for Advancing Research in Veterinary Geroscience

McKenzie, B. A., Chen, F. L., Gruen, M. E., & Olby, N. J. (2022). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, 1-13.

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Age-related Visual Decline in Companion Dogs: A Cross-sectional ERG Study in a Translational Model Species

Mowat, F. M., Panek, W. K., Fefer, G., Banghart, M., Wagner, G., Westermeyer, H. D., . . . Olby, N. (2021). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 62(8), 500.

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Plasma Amyloid Beta Concentrations in Aged and Cognitively Impaired Pet Dogs

Panek, W. K., Murdoch, D. M., Gruen, M. E., Mowat, F. M., Marek, R. D., & Olby, N. J. (2021). Molecular Neurobiology, 58(2), 483-489.

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Sustained Gaze is a Reliable In-home Test of Attention for Aging Pet Dogs

Hoel, J. A., Templeton, G. B., Fefer, G., Case, B. C., Shah, A., Gruen, M. E., & Olby, N. J. (2021). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 1-9.

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Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain as a Translational Biomarker of Aging and Neurodegeneration in Dogs

Panek, W. K., Gruen, M. E., Murdoch, D. M., Marek, R. D., Statchel, A. F., Mowat, F. M., . . . Olby, N. J. (2020). Molecular Neurobiology, 57(7), 3143-3149.

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Sleep and Cognition in Aging Dogs. A Polysomnographic Study

Mondino A, Catanzariti M, Mateos DM, Khan M, Ludwig C, Kis A, Gruen ME,  Olby NJ. (2023). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10.

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Olfaction

A Novel Test of Canine Olfaction for Use in Adult and Senior Pet Dogs

Khan MZ, Mondino A, Russell K, Case B, Fefer G, Woods H, Olby N, Gruen ME. (2023). Nature Scientific Reports

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Olfactory Discrimination and Generalization of Ammonium Nitrate and Structurally Related Odorants in Labrador Retrievers

Lazarowski, L., Foster, M. L., Gruen, M. E., Sherman, B. L., Fish, R. E, Milgram, N. W., & Dorman, D. C. (2015). Animal Cognition, 18(6), 1255-1265.

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