Seedlock, Lauren The Effects of Maternal Separation on Oxytocin Expression. 2022. Radford University, Honors College Capstone Project. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
Oxytocin has been discovered to play a key role in social cognitions, social behaviors, fear conditioning, and social anxiety (Jones 2017). It is also responsible for the attachment we make to our mothers when we are young. Neonatal separation is known to cause chronic stress, anxiety, and altered social behavior. My research will investigate the oxytocin levels in rat pups who experienced maternal separation. This will give society a better understanding of what is happening in the brain and how this separation may be responsible for problems later in life.
| Item Type: | Honors College Capstone Project |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| Divisions: | Radford University > College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences > Department of Psychology Radford University > College of Science and Technology > Department of Biology Radford University > Honors College |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2022 16:09 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2023 13:07 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/805 |
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