Sleep and Behavior in Cross-Fostering Rats: Developmental and Sex Aspects
Conclusions:Even when the consequences of adverse early-life events are not observed in tests for anxiety and depression, they leave a molecular mark in the brain, which can act as a vulnerability factor for psychopathologies in later life. Sleep is a sensitive indicator for even mild early-life stress.Citation:Santangeli O, Lehtikuja H, Palomäki E, Wigren HK, Paunio T, Porkka-Heiskanen T. Sleep and behavior in cross-fostering rats: developmental and sex aspects.SLEEP 2016;39(12):2211–2221.
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