Negative social experiences during adolescence are central features for several stress-
related mental illnesses. Social play fighting behavior in rats peaks during early …

Oxytocin-and vasopressin-related systems are present in invertebrate and vertebrate
bilaterian animals, including humans, and exhibit conserved neuroanatomical and …

Chronic stress during the developmental period of adolescence increases susceptibility to
many neuropsychiatric diseases in adulthood, including anxiety, affective, and …

Increased acute anxiety is a commonly reported behavioral consequence of sleep
deprivation in humans. However, rodent studies conducted so far produced inconsistent …

Mounting evidence shows that physical activity, social interaction and sensorimotor
stimulation provided by environmental enrichment (EE) exert several neurobehavioural …

Social isolation during adolescence is associated with anxiety, depres-sion, and memory
impairment. Exercise has been reported as a positive effect on brain function, especially …

Objectives Depression is tightly associated with cardiovascular comorbidity and accounts for
high financial and social burden worldwide. Mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to the …

Social conflict is a predominant stressor in humans and is associated with increased risk for
developing psychological illnesses including depression and anxiety. Overwhelmingly …

Background Binge alcohol drinking has been characterized as a key feature of alcoholism.
The drinking‐in‐the‐dark (DID) preclinical model, a procedure that promotes high levels of …

Rationale Ketamine produces dissociative, psychomimetic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, and
anesthetic effects in a dose dependent manner. It has a complex mechanism of action that …