EARLY-LIFE STRESS INDUCES SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC BRAIN AGING VIA MESOLIMBIC ALTERATIONS AND FRONTO-STRIATAL DYSFUNCTION
Amanda Cristina Souza, Vinícius Schiavinatto Mariano, Isabele Cristina Gobo Tibirica, Gabriel Boer Grigoletti-Lima, Jose Antonio Rocha GONTIJO, PATRICIA ALINE BOER
This study shows that prenatal stress leads to different brain aging patterns in male and female mice, affecting behavior and cognition through sex-specific mechanisms involving insulin resistance and hormonal changes.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience