Physiological and behavioral contagion/buffering effects of chronic unpredictable stress in a socially enriched environment: A preliminary study

Rodents are sensitive to the emotional state of conspecifics. While the presence of affiliative social partners mitigates the physiological response to stressors (buffering), the partners of stressed individuals show behavioral and endocrine changes indicating that stress parameters can be transmitt...

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Main Authors: Evren Eraslan, Magda J. Castelhano-Carlos, Liliana Amorim, Carina Soares-Cunha, Ana J. Rodrigues, Nuno Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-05-01
Series:Neurobiology of Stress
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289524000316