The long-term effects of adolescent social stress on alcohol-related behaviors in adulthood
Sofia Vellere, Adana Keshishian, Sofia Gkolfinopoulou, Saqib Hussain, Martina Palma, Di Qin, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Esi Domi · FENS Forum 2024
Adolescent adverse social experiences can evoke long-lasting neurobiological changes, thereby affecting subsequent behaviors including propensity to develop alcohol use disorder. The aim of this study was to explore the long- term consequences of early social isolation on alcohol consumption and motivation for alcohol.Here, we exposed male and female Wistar rats to social stress during adolescence and investigated the consequences on alcohol-related behaviors in adulthood. Adolescent rats (p21-60) were exposed to social isolation (SI) that was achieved by single housing rats throughout adolesc
ePoster · Neuroscience