Early life stress and living in a complex environment: Effects on social hierarchy and stress coping in mice
Lisa Bouwman, Kelly Spanou, Viviana Canicatti, Paul Lucassen, Rixt van der Veen · FENS Forum 2024
Living in an urban environment demands flexibility in dealing with the complexity of the city, both in public space and in social aspects. Not everyone can keep up in this complex environment and mental health issues are more common in urban compared to rural areas. Adverse early life events might be a risk factor for the transition from mental health to mental illness in an urban environment. This study aimed to investigate how stressful experiences in sensitive developmental periods early in life influence later life coping in a demanding social environment. We subjected mice to limited nest
ePoster · Neuroscience