Stress can affect cognition in many ways, with the outcome (ie, facilitating or impairing)
depending on a combination of factors related to both stress and the cognitive function …

Extensive research has identified stereotypic behavioral and biological abnormalities in post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as heightened autonomic activity, an exaggerated …

Stress is a potent modulator of learning and memory processes. Although there have been a
few attempts in the literature to explain the diversity of effects (including facilitating …

The purpose of this review is to evaluate the effects of chronic stress on hippocampal-
dependent function, based primarily upon studies using young, adult male rodents and …

The chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) paradigm is extensively used in preclinical
research. However, CUS exhibits translational inconsistencies, some of them resulting from …

Stress affects the hippocampus, a brain region crucial for memory. In rodents, acute stress
may reduce density of dendritic spines, the location of postsynaptic elements of excitatory …

Stress has profound effects on brain structure and function, but the underlying mechanisms
are still poorly understood. Recent studies imply that neuronal cell adhesion molecules of …

Autism spectrum disorders share three core symptoms: impaired sociability, repetitive
behaviors and communication deficits. Incidence is rising, and current treatments are …

The brain and the gut are engaged in continual crosstalk along a number of pathways
collectively termed the 'brain–gut axis'. Over recent years it has become increasingly clear …

In order to study mechanisms involved in the etiology of human affective disorders, there is
an abundant use of various animal models. Next to genetic factors that predispose for …