Stress in adolescence prepares rats for future challenges

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 05:30 in Health & Medicine

Rats exposed to frequent physical, social, and predatory stress during adolescence solved problems and foraged more efficiently under high-threat conditions in adulthood compared with rats that developed without stress, according to researchers. The results may provide insights into how humans respond to adolescent stress.

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