Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8837670 | Behavioural Brain Research | 2018 | 28 Pages |
Abstract
In conclusion, the current study shows that male and female rats do not differ in their conditioned fear response and the responsiveness to benzodiazepines. The results further indicate that conditioned fear-related processes are not affected by gonadal hormone fluctuations in this paradigm. These findings may suggest that the higher prevalence of anxiety disorders in women more likely results from differences in responding to previous experiences or differences in other predisposing factors, rather than differences in conditioned fear per se.
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Authors
Yulong Zhao, Elisabeth Y. Bijlsma, Monika P. Verdouw, Lucianne Groenink,