We assessed the antidepressant-like effects of environmental enrichment (EE) and physical
exercise (PE) compared with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine against the …

Stress is ubiquitous and thus, not surprisingly, many hypotheses and models have been
created to better study the role stress plays in life. Stress spans fields and is found in the …

Environmental enrichment consisting of social peers and novel objects is known to alter
neurobiological functioning and have an influence on the behavioral effects of drugs of …

Stress is a generalized set of physiological and psychological responses observed when an
organism is placed under challenging circumstances. The stress response allows organisms …

Resilience, the degree to which individuals are physiologically and behaviourally impacted
by stressors, can be enhanced by positive experiences (eg positive moods in human …

Mounting evidence shows that physical activity, social interaction and sensorimotor
stimulation provided by environmental enrichment (EE) exert several neurobehavioural …

There is growing recognition of the importance of the design of the built environment in
supporting mental health. In this context, trauma-informed design has emerged as a new …

Each year, more than half a billion people in the world are affected by stress-related health
disorders. Consequently, there is an urgent need for new insights to guide interventions …

Background Social withdrawal in patients with depression can aggravate depressive
symptoms. However, few studies focus on the behavioral changes of social isolation after …

Since the beginning of the farm animal welfare debate half a century ago, the focus has
been on the negative side of animal welfare, with most research studying the harms induced …