Gestational and lactational exposure to bisphenol-A affects anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in mice

► Gestational or lactational exposure to BPA enhanced anxiety of mice. ► Gestational or lactational exposure to BPA enhanced depression of mice. ► Gestational exposure to BPA had a stronger effect on anxiety in females. ► The level of AMPA receptor in hippocampus and amygdale is reduced by BPA.