Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats, originally used as a control group for spontaneously hypertensive rats, are increasingly recognized as a valuable model for studying selected neuropsychiatric disorders. This strain exhibits behavioral and neurobiological traits relevant to both depression and inattentive attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including behavioral inhibition, increased stress sensitivity, anhedonic behaviors, and deficits in sustained attention. At the same time, a significant…
