| Developmentally stable sex-dependent modulation of turning asymmetry by neonatal novelty exposure. (2004) | |||||||||
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| Behavioural Brain Research Research report Developmentally stable sex dependent modulation turning asymmetry neonatal novelty exposure Katherine Akers Bethany Reeb Akaysha Tang c Department Psychology The University New Mexico Albuquerque USA Department Neurosciences The University New Mexico Albuquerque USA Department Computer Science The University New Mexico Albuquerque USA Received March received revised form April accepted April Available online June Abstract rats early life stimulation can enhance learning and memory and induce parallel changes brain asymmetry Despite persistent interest human brain asymmetry relatively little known animal models about developmental stability early experience effects asymmetry and how early experience may affect males and females differently asymmetry measures across developmental stages exposed male and female neonatal rats novel cage for min per day during the first weeks life and measured spontaneous turning behavior juvenility weeks age and adulthood months age found that the effects such neonatal novelty exposure turning bias are developmentally stable and neonatal novelty exposure differentially modulates turning bias males and females briefly discuss implications these findings terms the role brain asymmetry modulating cognitive and emotional development Elsevier All rights reserved Keywords Novelty handling Neonatal stimulation Early experience Asymmetry Lateralization Longitudinal Sex difference Female Introduction Neonatal nov | |||||||||
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