Post-weaning social isolation (PSI) has been shown to increase aggressive behavior and
alter medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) function in rats. The present study sought to determine …

This study aimed to assess the impact of companions on the rewarding effects of cocaine.
Three cage mates, serving as companions, were housed with each experimental mouse …

Why can two people use a drug and one person becomes addicted while the other does
not? Determinants of Addiction: Neurobiological, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sociocultural …

Vulnerabilities to fear‐related disorders can be enhanced following early life adversity. This
study sought to determine whether post‐weaning social isolation (PSI), an animal model of …

Schizophrenia is a disabling neurodevelopmental disorder whose risk factors are diverse,
aetiology is unclear and symptoms remain inadequately treated. The development of animal …

Drug addicts are extremely sensitive to cues that predict drug availability and exposure to
these cues can facilitate drug relapse. Cues vary in their nature but can include drug …

Advani, T., Hensler, JG, & Koek, W.(2007). Effect of early rearing conditions on alcohol
drinking and 5-HT1A receptor function in C57BL/6J mice. Neuropsychopharmacology, 10 …

Social modification of drug reward in general and amphetamine reward in particular is
reviewed here. The simplest explanation for the social facilitation of drug reward in the …

An impairment in extinguishing fear following the lack of a life-threatening stimulus leads to
stress-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or social anxiety …

Pain causes strong emotional reactions besides its sensory discriminative component.
According to the International Association for the study of Pain (IASP) pain is “an unpleasant …