Fig. 6

Effect of low or adequate α-linolenic acid diet on motor and cognitive changes after TBI. a, b Impaired motor performance in the rotarod (a) and beam walk tests (b) due to TBI was recovered faster in mice on adequate α-linolenic acid (ALA) diet compared to those on the low ALA diet that had less brain DHA. c Mice on adequate ALA diet showed more freezing after contextual fear conditioning compared to the mice on low ALA diet for both sham and TBI mice. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05 compared to the respective low ALA diet group. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. n = 8–14