Figure 3: Consumption of a HFD reduced dendritic complexity in the DG of both males and females. (a) Dendritic length in the DG was shorter following a HFD in both males and females, but was unchanged in the CA3 and PFC. (b) Dendritic branching, in both HFD males and females, was reduced in the DG, but remained unaltered in the CA3 and PFC. Bars represent mean ± SEM. ∗P < .05. Representative images of (c) a complex dendritic tree and (d) a less complex dendritic tree. Scale bar = 20 μm.