Stress during adolescence increases novelty seeking and risk taking behavior in male and female rats

Adolescence is a period of major physical, hormonal and psychological change. It is also characterized by a significant increase in the incidence of psychopathologies and this increase is gender-specific. Likewise, stress during adolescence is associated with the development of psychiatric disorders...

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Main Authors: Maria eToledo, Carmen eSandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00017/full