Adolescent male and female rats show enhanced latent inhibition of conditioned fear compared to adult rats
These results suggest that benign experience to a cue reduces subsequent conditioning to the cue more potently in adolescence compared to adulthood, which suggests a potential resilience mechanism naturally occurring in adolescence.
Authors
- B. Richards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4699-7585)
- Katherine Drummond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6534-7676)
- Christina J. Perry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6155-1469)
- Chun Hui J. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-181X)
- Jee Hyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1299-4300)
- RA John
- Han B. Trinh
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1636674
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council