Age- and Sex-Dependent Changes in Locus Coeruleus Physiology and Anxiety-Like Behavior Following Acute Stressor Exposure
Adolescence is a critical period of development with increased sensitivity toward psychological stressors.Many psychiatric conditions emerge during adolescence and animal studies have shown that that acute stress has long-term effects on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function and behavior.We recently demonstrated that acute stress produces lo