Adolescence is the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, during which
extensive brain development occurs. Since this period also overlaps with the initiation of …

Adolescence is known for its high level of risk-taking, and neurobiological alterations during
this period may predispose to psychoactive drug initiation and progression into more severe …

Exposure to social stress is an important risk factor for comorbid affective disorders and
problem alcohol use. To better understand mechanisms involved in social stress-induced …

Highlights•Dopamine neurons and their striatal and cortical circuit targets support learning
and decision making.•These circuits and behaviors show protracted development into …

Adolescence is a critical developmental period when the brain is plastic, and stress
exposure can have lasting physiological consequences. One mechanism through which …

In developing youth, allergic asthma is the most common chronic condition, with 9%–10% of
youth affected. Asthma onset during childhood and adolescence is further associated with …

Evaluating stress in laboratory animals is a key principle in animal welfare. Measuring
corticosterone is a common method to assess stress in laboratory mice. There are, however …

Nicotinic receptors are distributed throughout the central and peripheral nervous system.
Postmortem studies have reported that some nicotinic receptor subtypes are altered in the …

Early-life stress is a risk factor for comorbid anxiety and nicotine use. Because little is known
about the factors underlying this comorbidity, we investigated the effects of adolescent stress …

The present study aimed to investigate the possible role of the ventral hippocampal (VH)
cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the improving effect of morphine on stress-induced memory …