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Some of the deficits may result from changes in cortical connections, especially downstream projections of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which may also be targets of restoration following rearing conditions such as environmental enrichment that alleviate specific symptoms. Here, using a heterozygous\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Mecp2\n                      <jats:sup>+\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    female mouse model closely analogous to human Rett syndrome, we investigated the impact of early environmental enrichment on behavioral deficits and PFC connectivity. 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ACA axons revealed shifts in hemispheric distribution, particularly in the medial network regions, with\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Mecp2\n                      <jats:sup>+\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    mice exhibiting reduced ipsilateral dominance. These changes were unaffected by enriched housing, suggesting that structural abnormalities in PFC connectivity persist despite behavioral improvements. Enriched housing rescued brain\u2010derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in the hippocampus but failed to restore BDNF levels in the PFC, consistent with the persistent deficits observed in prefrontal axonal projections. These findings highlight the focal nature of changes induced by reduction of MeCP2 and by exposure to environmental enrichment and suggest that environmental enrichment starting in adolescence can alleviate behavioral deficits in\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      Mecp2\n                      <jats:sup>+\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    mice without reversing abnormalities in large\u2010scale cortical connectivity.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/cne.70073","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]],"date-time":"2025-07-17T14:53:52Z","timestamp":1752764032000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Persistent Disruptions in Prefrontal Connectivity Despite Behavioral Rescue by Environmental Enrichment in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"533","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7845-7831","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sofie","family":"\u00c4hrlund\u2010Richter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Cambridge Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jonathan","family":"Harpe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Cambridge Massachusetts USA"},{"name":"Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Cambridge Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Giselle","family":"Fernandes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Cambridge Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3077-3907","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ruby","family":"Lam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Cambridge Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mriganka","family":"Sur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Cambridge Massachusetts USA"},{"name":"Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Cambridge Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1523\/JNEUROSCI.4225-08.2009"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Ahrlund\u2010Richter S. 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