Exposure to adversities during early life stages (early life adversities-ELA), ranging from
pregnancy to adolescence, represents a major risk factor for the vulnerability to mental …

Puberty is a critical period of emotional development and neuroplasticity. However, most
studies have focused on early development, with limited research on puberty, particularly …

Social instability stress (SS) in adolescence in rats leads to long-lasting changes in social
behaviour and reward-related behaviour relative to control rats. Given the role of the nucleus …

Poor reproducibility in the psychological sciences is often attributed to systemic factors such
as publication bias and lack of financial support sources for replication studies (Open …

Background Only a small percentage of trauma-exposed subjects develop PTSD, with
females being twice as likely. Most rodent models focus on males and fail to account for inter …

Anxiety disorders are a major public health concern and current treatments are inadequate
for many individuals. Anxiety is more common in women than men and this difference arises …

Evolutionarily conserved, peer‐directed social behaviors are essential to participate in many
aspects of human society. These behaviors directly impact psychological, physiological, and …

Early pubertal onset during adolescence is consistently linked with increased risk of anxiety
and depression in girls. Although estradiol tends to have anxiolytic effects in adulthood …

Early life stress can have significant effects on the developing brain and lead to changes in
the structure and function of brain regions involved in stress regulation, emotion and …

Dysfunction in social communication is a prominent aspect of many psychopathologies and
social disorders including autism, schizophrenia, and social anxiety. Consequently …