The forced swim test (FST) is a behavioral test in rodents which was developed in 1978 by
Porsolt and colleagues as a model for predicting the clinical efficacy of antidepressant …

To successfully negotiate the developmental transition between youth and adulthood,
adolescents must maneuver this often stressful period while acquiring skills necessary for …

BACKGROUND: The presence of social support has been associated with decreased stress
responsiveness. Recent animal studies suggest that the neuropeptide oxytocin is implicated …

As exemplified particularly with vasopressin and oxytocin, release of neuropeptides within
the brain occurs from dendrites, somata, and axons of neurosecretory neurons; mechanisms …

Little is known about normative variation in stress response over the adolescent transition.
This study examined neuroendocrine and cardiovascular responses to performance and …

Communication is essential to members of a society not only for the expression of personal
information, but also for the protection from environmental threats. Highly social mammals …

Endocrine responses to noise stress and anxiety-related behaviors were measured in
groups of ovariectomized, estradiol-treated female rats given central infusions of oxytocin …

In animal studies, positive social interaction and physical contact play a preeminent role in
the control of behavioral and neuroendocrine responses to stress. The aim of this study was …

Social interactions can profoundly affect the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis.
Although most research on social modulation of glucocorticoid concentrations has focused …

In response to various ethologically relevant stressors, oxytocin is released not only from
neurohypophysial terminals into the blood, but also within distinct brain regions, for example …