Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disease associated with many factors; specifically,
environmental, genetic, psychological, and biological factors play critical roles. Recent …

The detrimental effects of drug abuse are apparently not limited to individuals but may also
impact the vulnerability of their progenies to develop addictive behaviours. Epigenetic …

Psychosocial stress triggers a set of behavioral, neural, hormonal, and molecular responses
that can be a driving force for survival when adaptive and time-limited, but may also …

Chronic stress is the leading risk factor of a broad range of severe psychopathologies.
Nonetheless, the molecular mechanisms triggering these pathological processes are not …

Fear-, anxiety-and stress-related disorders are among the most frequent mental disorders.
Given substantial rates of insufficient treatment response and often a chronic course, a better …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) plays a critical role in the regulation of social and
emotional behaviors. OXT plays a role in stress response and in drug reward, but to date no …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a multifactorial disease, weakly linked to multiple
genetic risk factors. In contrast to that, environmental factors and “gene× environment” …

Illicit drugs are known to affect central nervous system (CNS). Majorly psychostimulants such
as cocaine, methamphetamine (METH) and opioids such as morphine are known to induce …

Social interaction is known to be the main source of stress in human beings, which explains
the translational importance of this research in animals. Evidence reported over the last …

The experience of social stress during adolescence is associated with higher vulnerability to
drug use. Increases in the acquisition of cocaine self-administration, in the escalation of …