Early life adversity (ELA) is a major risk factor for mental illness, but the neurobiological
mechanisms by which ELA increases the risk for future psychopathology are still poorly …

Although the manifestation of trauma in the body is a phenomenon well-endorsed by
clinicians and traumatized individuals, the neurobiological underpinnings of this …

Exposing a male rat to an obesogenic high-fat diet (HFD) influences attractiveness to
potential female mates, the subsequent interaction of female mates with infant offspring, and …

Stressful experiences evoke, among others, a rapid increase in brain (nor) epinephrine (NE)
levels and a slower increase in glucocorticoid hormones (GCs) in the brain. Microglia are …

In addition to genetic information, environmental factors play an important role in the
structure and function of nervous system and the occurrence and development of some …

Frühe Bindungen sind" innige" Beziehungen, die das Sozialverhalten prägen.
Psychoanalytiker John Bowlby begründete die Bindungstheorie in den 1950er Jahren …

Chronic and/or extreme stress in childhood, often referred to as early life stress, is
associated with a wide range of long-term effects on development. Given this, the COVID-19 …

Ketamine has been shown to acutely and rapidly ameliorate depression symptoms and
suicidality. Given that women suffer from major depression at twice the rate of men, it is …

Depressive mothers often find mother-child interaction to be challenging. Maternal stress
may further impair mother-child attachment, which may increase the risk of negative …

Children exposed to prenatal maternal psychological distress are at elevated risk for a range
of adverse outcomes; however, it remains poorly understood whether postnatal influences …