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To determine whether specific stages of the estrous cycle modulate the impairing effects of acute stress on classical eyeblink conditioning in female rats.

February 1, 1998Neuroreport

Stages of estrous mediate the stress-induced impairment of associative learning in the female rat

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To determine whether specific stages of the estrous cycle modulate the impairing effects of acute stress on classical eyeblink conditioning in female rats.
Female rats across three estrous stages (proestrus, estrus, and diestrus) were subjected to acute stress via intermittent tailshocks or inescapable swim stress.
Conditioned response acquisition rates during classical eyeblink conditioning were compared between stressed females and unstressed controls across all three estrous stages.
Unstressed females in proestrus, characterized by elevated estrogen levels, acquired the conditioned eyeblink response at a facilitated rate relative to unstressed females in estrus or diestrus.
Acute exposure to either intermittent tailshocks or inescapable swim stress severely impaired conditioned response acquisition specifically in females during proestrus, abolishing estrogen-mediated learning facilitation.

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Animal study reveals that acute stress selectively impairs eyeblink conditioning in female rats during proestrus, suggesting stress disrupts estrogen-driven facilitation of associative memory.

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Shors et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab365aa957b442c3d2bca4f https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-199802160-00012

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Animal study reveals that acute stress selectively impairs eyeblink conditioning in female rats during proestrus, suggesting stress disrupts estrogen-driven facilitation of associative memory.

Stages of estrous mediate the stress-induced impairment of associative learning in the female rat

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Stages of estrous mediate the stress-induced impairment of associative learning in the female rat

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