How early trauma influences behavior

Monday, December 1, 2014 - 15:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Traumatic and stressful events during childhood increase the risk to develop psychiatric disorders, but to a certain extent, they can also help better deal with difficult situations later in life. Researchers have studied this phenomenon in mice to learn how these effects could be transmitted to the next generation.

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