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Victoria S Vargas

The University of Texas at San Antonio

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NeuroscienceNeuropsychopharmacologyPeer-reviewedJul 16, 2025

Estrous cycle stage gates the effect of stress on reward learning

Morgan P. Johnston, Brandon I Garcia-Castañeda, Leonor G Cedillo…·Matthew J. Wanat

This study shows that stress affects reward learning differently in female rats depending on their estrous cycle stage and prior stress exposure history.

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