Neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus is increased by spatial learning
and postnatal stimulation. Conversely, prenatal stress (PS) produces a decrease in the
proliferation of hippocampal granular cells. This work evaluated the effect of postnatal tactile
stimulation (PTS), when applied from birth to adulthood, on cognitive performance and
hippocampal neurogenesis (survival and differentiation) in PS female and male rats. The
response of the adrenal axis to training in the Morris water maze (MWM) was also analyzed …