Social isolation during adolescence causes increased generalized anxiety-like behavior in male rats and reduced social anxiety-like behavior in male and female rats
Marina Manojlović, Filip Milosavljević, Andrea Atanasov, Bojan Batinić, Pavle Sitarica, Marin Jukić · FENS Forum 2024
As one of the main characteristics of adolescence is the increased desire for social interaction and formation of meaningful relationships, it represents a particularly vulnerable period for social stressors. Moreover, social isolation during adolescence can significantly alter brain function and increase the likelihood of anxiety disorders in early adulthood. The aim of this retrospective meta-analysis and prospective behavioural experiment was to investigate whether chronic isolation stress during adolescence causes generalised and social anxiety-like behaviour in rodents. The meta-analysis
ePoster · Neuroscience