Early maternal separation impacts cognitive flexibility at the age of first independence in mice

Early life adversity is associated with increased risk for mental and physical health problems, including substance abuse. Changes in neural development caused by early life insults could cause or complicate these conditions. Maternal separation (MS) is a model of early adversity for rodents. Clear...

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Main Authors: A. Wren Thomas, Natalia Caporale, Claudia Wu, Linda Wilbrecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187892931530030X