Maternal care and the dynamic regulation of hippocampal synaptic plasticity in the adult rat

The early environment exerts profound and enduring effects on hippocampal development and function. Parental care is a primary component of the early environment and the quality of child-parent relationships predicts differences in cognitive function. In rats, variations in the frequency of maternal...

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Main Author: Bagot, Rosemary
Other Authors: Michael Meaney (Supervisor1)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2011
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=104563