Why are maternally separated females inflexible? Brain activity pattern of COx and c-Fos

• Published in: Neurobiology of learning and memory Vol. 155; pp. 30 - 41
• Main Authors: Banqueri, María, Méndez, Marta, Arias, Jorge L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2018
• Subjects: c-Fos; Cytochrome oxidase; Early life stress; Females; Flexibility; Reference memory; Reference memory; Cytochrome oxidase; c-Fos; Early life stress; Females; Flexibility

•Brain changes in two length models of maternal separation are compared in females.•Spatial learning and flexibility are assessed in the Morris Water Maze.•Maternally separated females show different degree of impairment in flexibility.•Maternally separated females exhibit lower expression of c-Fos...