Early experiences can have long-term impacts on stress adaptability. This paper is the last of
three in a series on early experiences and stress in pigs, and reports on the effects of early …

Cultural and genetic inheritance combine to enable rapid changes in trait expression, but
their relative importance in determining trait expression across generations is not clear …

Maternal care during the early postnatal period of altricial mammals is a key factor in the
survival and adaptation of offspring to environmental conditions. Natural variations in …

Across social species, the presence of another individual can reduce stress reactions to
adverse stimuli, a phenomenon known as social buffering. The present study investigated …

The ability to learning and remember, which is fundamental for behavioral adaptation, is
susceptible to stressful experiences during the early postnatal period, such as abnormal …

Given the critical role of maternal care in the neurodevelopment of offspring, this study
aimed to investigate the effects of the psychedelic substance 25H-NBOMe on maternal …

Aims The present study was developed to investigate how litter reduction-induced obesity
promotes early depressive-related behaviors in rodent offspring. Main methods We …

In dogs, maternal behaviour plays an essential role in offspring survival and can influence
the development and behaviour of the neonate later in life. We investigated the effect of …

Background Methamphetamine (MA) is a highly abused psychostimulant across all age
groups including pregnant women. Because developing brain is vulnerable by the action of …

In this chapter I track our (animal) developmental path to illustrate that the ensuing
complexity of this process, as converging evidence indicates, belongs to all animals, not …