Stress can affect future offspring

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 13:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Rats exposed to stress during early development inherit the effects of that stress to their offspring, largely expressed in behavior impairments but also characteristics of resilience, shows a new study. Providing environmental enrichment to the future mother rats had a remedial role on some of the negative effects.

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