Samantha R. Hetherington

Sex-Specific Development in the Persistence of Stress-Induced Enhancement of Fear Learning in Juvenile and Adult Rats

It is estimated that approximately fifty percent of the population will encounter at least one traumatic event during their lifetime; however, only six percent develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a trauma-related disorder characterized by persistent alterations in affect and cognition, including an exaggerate...