Early life stress-induced alterations in rat brain structures measured with high resolution MRI.

Adverse experiences early in life impair cognitive function both in rodents and humans. In humans this increases the vulnerability to develop mental illnesses while in the rodent brain early life stress (ELS) abnormalities are associated with changes in synaptic plasticity, excitability and microstr...

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Main Authors: R Angela Sarabdjitsingh, Manila Loi, Marian Joëls, Rick M Dijkhuizen, Annette van der Toorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5612645?pdf=render