Early dopamine elevation modifies the behavioral consequences of maternal separation in female and male juvenile mice
Ana Luiza de Araújo Lima Reis, Paula Bertu Valverde, Sofia Caetano Avritzer, Lorena Terene Lopes Guerra, Bruna Lopes Resende, Muiara Aparecida Moraes, Laila Blanc Arabe, Flávio Afonso Gonçalves Mourão, Márcio Flávio Dutra Moraes, Renan Pedra Souza, Bruno Rezende Souza
This study examines how early dopamine elevation interacts with maternal separation in mice, showing sex-specific behavioral and hippocampal volume changes.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience