Sex differences are reported in hippocampal plasticity, cognition, and in a number of
disorders that target the integrity of the hippocampus. For example, meta-analyses reveal …

The study of sex differences in the brain is a topic of neuroscientific study that has broad
reaching implications for culture, society and biomedical science. Recent research in rodent …

Over 60 years ago, Selye1 recognized the paradox that the physiologic systems activated by
stress can not only protect and restore but also damage the body. What links these …

SES is consistently associated with health outcomes, yet little is known about the
psychosocial and behavioral mechanisms that might explain this association. Researchers …

Exposure to an enriched environment increases neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of adult
rodents. Environmental enrichment, however, typically consists of many components, such …

Neuronal plasticity is a central theme of modern neurobiology, from cellular and molecular
mechanisms of synapse formation in Drosophila to behavioural recovery from strokes in …

This article considers how experience can influence the developing and mature brain and
proposes a new categorization scheme based upon the type of information stored and the …

A rapidly burgeoning literature documents copious sex influences on brain anatomy,
chemistry and function. This article highlights some of the more intriguing recent discoveries …

The provision of environmental enrichment (EE) for laboratory rats is recommended in
European guidelines governing laboratory animal welfare. It is believed the EE …

▪ Abstract Brain plasticity refers to the brain's ability to change structure and function.
Experience is a major stimulant of brain plasticity in animal species as diverse as insects …