Anxiety is a psychological, physiological, and behavioral state induced in animals and
humans by a threat to well-being or survival, either actual or potential. It is characterized by …

In various areas of the bio-medical, pharmacological and psychological research a multitude
of behavioural tests have been used to investigate the effects of environmental, genetic and …

There is a growing appreciation that adult hippocampal neurogenesis plays a role in
emotional and cognitive processes related to psychiatric disorders. Although many studies …

The oxytocinergic system is critically involved in the regulation of maternal behavior, which
includes maternal aggression. Because aggression has been linked to anxiety, we …

Einat H, Yan P, Manji HK (2005) Increased anxiety-like behaviors and mitrochondrial
dysfunction in mice with targeted mutation of the Bcl-2 gene: further support for the …

Psychopathologies such as anxiety-and depression-related disorders are often
characterized by impaired social behaviours including excessive aggression and violence …

Sexual activity and mating are accompanied by a high level of arousal, whereas anecdotal
and experimental evidence demonstrate that sedation and calmness are common …

In addition to their robust difference in trait anxiety, as illustrated by a variety of behavioral
tests, HAB and LAB rats differ in their stress co** strategies, the former being more …

The Swiss sublines of Roman high-(RHA/Verh) and low-(RLA/Verh) avoidance rats have
been genetically selected for good vs. poor performance in two-way active avoidance since …

To model aspects of trait anxiety/depression, Wistar rats were bred for extremes in either
hyper (HAB)-or hypo (LAB)-anxiety as measured on the elevated plus-maze and in a variety …