EFFECTS OF STRESSFUL EXPERIENCES DURING EARLY LIFE ON THE PLASTICITY OF THALAMIC INHIBITORY NETWORKS. IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

Fuente: BIOTECMED
Early life stressful experiences have important and long-lasting effects on the brain and are predisposing factors for developing mental disorders such as major depression. These adverse experiences impact particularly those cerebral regions with protracted development, including the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the main inhibitory nucleus of the thalamus: the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN