Motherhood improves learning and memory

Neural activity in rats is enhanced by pregnancy and the demands of rearing offspring.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1999-11, Vol.402 (6758), p.137-138
Main Authors: Kinsley, Craig H., Madonia, Lisa, Gifford, Gordon W., Tureski, Kara, Griffin, Garrett R., Lowry, Catherine, Williams, Jamison, Collins, Jennifer, McLearie, Heather, Lambert, Kelly G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior
Brain
brief-communication
Estradiol - physiology
Female
Females
Food
Hippocampus - physiology
Hormones
Humanities and Social Sciences
Maze Learning - physiology
Memory
Memory - physiology
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
multidisciplinary
Neuronal Plasticity
Pregnancy
Progesterone - physiology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Weaning
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Summary:Neural activity in rats is enhanced by pregnancy and the demands of rearing offspring.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/45957