Research has elucidated causal links between stress exposure and the development of
anxiety disorders, but due to the limited use of female or sex-comparative animal models …

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

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Zebrafish are increasingly being used in behavioral neuroscience,
neuropsychopharmacology and neurotoxicology. Recently, behavioral screens used to …

Environmental enrichment (EE) increases levels of novelty and complexity, inducing
enhanced sensory, cognitive and motor stimulation. In wild‐type rodents, EE has been found …

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

Serotonin (5-HT) is an ancient molecule directing behavioural responses to environmental
stimuli. The social environment is the most powerful environmental factor. It is well …

Environmental enrichment (EE) has been shown to have powerful beneficial effects on a
variety of physiological and pathological processes. Accumulating evidence indicates that …

Exposure to adverse experiences in early-life is implicated in the later vulnerability to
development of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and affective disorders in humans …

Environmental enrichment (EE) exerts beneficial effects on brain plasticity, cognition, and
anxiety/depression, leading to a brain that can counteract deficits underlying various brain …