List of works - Benedetta Leuner

A critical time for new neurons in the adult hippocampus

scientific article published on May 2007

A survey of neuroimmune changes in pregnant and postpartum female rats

scientific article

Associative memory formation increases the observation of dendritic spines in the hippocampus.

scientific article published on January 2003

Beyond the baby brain: Moving towards a better understanding of the parental brain and behavior

scientific article published on 28 May 2019

Blockade of insulin-like growth factor-I has complex effects on structural plasticity in the hippocampus.

scientific article published on June 2010

Chronic gestational stress leads to depressive-like behavior and compromises medial prefrontal cortex structure and function during the postpartum period

scientific article

Dendritic growth in medial prefrontal cortex and cognitive flexibility are enhanced during the postpartum period

scientific article

Diminished adult neurogenesis in the marmoset brain precedes old age.

scholarly article

Elevated levels of kynurenic acid during gestation produce neurochemical, morphological, and cognitive deficits in adulthood: implications for schizophrenia.

scientific article published on November 2014

Estrogen-mediated effects on depression and memory formation in females

scientific article (2003)

GABA in the medial prefrontal cortex regulates anxiety-like behavior during the postpartum period

scientific article published on 16 October 2020

Gestational stress induces persistent depressive-like behavior and structural modifications within the postpartum nucleus accumbens

scientific article published on 31 October 2014

Is there a link between adult neurogenesis and learning?

scientific article

Learning during motherhood: A resistance to stress

scientific article

Males and females respond differently to controllability and antidepressant treatment

scientific article

Maternal experience inhibits the production of immature neurons in the hippocampus during the postpartum period through elevations in adrenal steroids

scientific article

New spines, new memories

scientific article published on April 2004

Oxytocin in the medial prefrontal cortex attenuates anxiety: Anatomical and receptor specificity and mechanism of action

scientific article published on 24 June 2017

Oxytocin in the medial prefrontal cortex regulates maternal care, maternal aggression and anxiety during the postpartum period

scientific article

Oxytocin in the prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex reduces anxiety-like behavior in female and male rats

scientific article

Oxytocin stimulates adult neurogenesis even under conditions of stress and elevated glucocorticoids ⬇️

scientific article published on June 20, 2011

Parenting and plasticity ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Photoperiodic regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis in adult male white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).

scientific article

Pregnancy, postpartum and parity: Resilience and vulnerability in brain health and disease

scientific article published on 24 January 2020

Sex differences in the effects of early life stress exposure on mast cells in the developing rat brain

scientific article published on 10 May 2019

Sexual experience promotes adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus despite an initial elevation in stress hormones

scientific article

Structural plasticity and hippocampal function

scientific article

Temporal discontiguity is neither necessary nor sufficient for learning-induced effects on adult neurogenesis

scientific article

The birth of new neurons in the maternal brain: Hormonal regulation and functional implications.

scientific article published on 09 March 2016

The effects of gestational stress and Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant treatment on structural plasticity in the postpartum brain--A translational model for postpartum depression

scientific article

The influence of offspring, parity, and oxytocin on cognitive flexibility during the postpartum period

scientific article published on 3 January 2017

The long and short term effects of motherhood on the brain

scientific article published on 28 February 2019

The maternal reward system in postpartum depression

scientific article published on 15 December 2018

Thymidine analog methods for studies of adult neurogenesis are not equally sensitive

scientific article

List of works by Benedetta Leuner

A critical time for new neurons in the adult hippocampus

A survey of neuroimmune changes in pregnant and postpartum female rats

Associative memory formation increases the observation of dendritic spines in the hippocampus.

Beyond the baby brain: Moving towards a better understanding of the parental brain and behavior

Blockade of insulin-like growth factor-I has complex effects on structural plasticity in the hippocampus.

Chronic gestational stress leads to depressive-like behavior and compromises medial prefrontal cortex structure and function during the postpartum period

Dendritic growth in medial prefrontal cortex and cognitive flexibility are enhanced during the postpartum period

Diminished adult neurogenesis in the marmoset brain precedes old age.

Elevated levels of kynurenic acid during gestation produce neurochemical, morphological, and cognitive deficits in adulthood: implications for schizophrenia.

Estrogen-mediated effects on depression and memory formation in females

GABA in the medial prefrontal cortex regulates anxiety-like behavior during the postpartum period

Gestational stress induces persistent depressive-like behavior and structural modifications within the postpartum nucleus accumbens

Is there a link between adult neurogenesis and learning?

Learning during motherhood: A resistance to stress

Males and females respond differently to controllability and antidepressant treatment

Maternal experience inhibits the production of immature neurons in the hippocampus during the postpartum period through elevations in adrenal steroids

New spines, new memories

Oxytocin in the medial prefrontal cortex attenuates anxiety: Anatomical and receptor specificity and mechanism of action

Oxytocin in the medial prefrontal cortex regulates maternal care, maternal aggression and anxiety during the postpartum period

Oxytocin in the prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex reduces anxiety-like behavior in female and male rats

Oxytocin stimulates adult neurogenesis even under conditions of stress and elevated glucocorticoids ⬇️

Parenting and plasticity ⬇️

Photoperiodic regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis in adult male white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).

Pregnancy, postpartum and parity: Resilience and vulnerability in brain health and disease

Sex differences in the effects of early life stress exposure on mast cells in the developing rat brain

Sexual experience promotes adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus despite an initial elevation in stress hormones

Structural plasticity and hippocampal function

Temporal discontiguity is neither necessary nor sufficient for learning-induced effects on adult neurogenesis

The birth of new neurons in the maternal brain: Hormonal regulation and functional implications.

The effects of gestational stress and Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant treatment on structural plasticity in the postpartum brain--A translational model for postpartum depression

The influence of offspring, parity, and oxytocin on cognitive flexibility during the postpartum period

The long and short term effects of motherhood on the brain

The maternal reward system in postpartum depression

Thymidine analog methods for studies of adult neurogenesis are not equally sensitive