Dendritic growth in medial prefrontal cortex and cognitive flexibility are enhanced during the postpartum period

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 40, 2010, Pages 13499-13503

  Leuner, Benedetta ^a   Gould, Elizabeth ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEMALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COGNITION; DENDRITES; FEMALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 77957736077     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3388-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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