Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience | Behavioral Endocrinology

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Jun 2025

Chronic 17beta-estradiol treatment improves negative valence, anhedonic profile, and social interactions in ovariectomized, middle-aged female rats

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Cheryl D Conrad
Dylan N Peay
Sara Slodkova
Jinah L Kim
Megan E Donnay
Amanda M Acuña
Kennedy E Whittaker

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1553501

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Jun 2025

Testosterone differentially modulates the display of agonistic behavior and dominance over opponents before and after adolescence in male Syrian hamsters

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Arthur J. Castaneda
Conner J. Whitten
Tami A. Menard
Cheryl L. Sisk
Matthew A Cooper
Kalynn M Schulz

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1603862

Review

Published on 14 May 2025

Sex differences in anxiety and depression: insights from adult rodent models of chronic stress and neural plasticity

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Rachel Bowman
Maya Frankfurt
Victoria Luine

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1591973

1,209 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Nov 2024

Allopregnanolone and mood in the peripartum: a longitudinal assessment in healthy women

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Maria Katharina Grötsch
Ulrike Ehlert

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1499416

1,696 views

Editorial

Published on 15 Jan 2024

Editorial: Multidimensional interplay of early-life events, neuroactive steroids and sex in the development of psychopathology and psychiatric disorders, volume II

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Liana Fattore
Roberto Frau
Fabrizio Sanna

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1360064

1,887 views

Review

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Enduring sex-dependent implications of pubertal stress on the gut-brain axis and mental health

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Michaela Dworsky-Fried
Jessica A. Tchida
Rebecca Krnel
Nafissa Ismail

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1285475

3,230 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2024

Entrance-sealing behavior in the home cage: a defensive response to potential threats linked to the serotonergic system and manifestation of repetitive/stereotypic behavior in mice

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Noriko Horii-Hayashi
Kazuya Masuda
Taika Kato
Kenta Kobayashi
Ayumu Inutsuka
Miyu F. Nambu
Kazumasa Z. Tanaka
Koichi Inoue
Mayumi Nishi

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1289520

4,156 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2023

Communal nesting differentially attenuates the impact of pre-weaning social isolation on behavior in male and female rats during adolescence and adulthood

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Jessica Bratzu
Maria Ciscato
Augusta Pisanu
Giuseppe Talani
Roberto Frau
Patrizia Porcu
Marco Diana
Fabio Fumagalli
Patrizia Romualdi
Laura Rullo

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1257417

4,924 views
4 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 21 Apr 2023

Developmental exposure to corn grown on Lake Erie dredged material: a preliminary analysis

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Kaylyn A. S. Flanigan
Madelyn I. Czuba
Victoria R. Riesgo
Megan A. Rúa
Louise M. Stevenson
Jari Willing

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.987239

4,601 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Apr 2023

Corticosterone enhances formation of non-fear but not fear memory during infectious illness

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Alice Hill
Colin Johnston
Isaac Agranoff
Swapnil Gavade
Joanna Spencer-Segal

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1144173

5,841 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Apr 2023

Age, β-endorphin, and sex dependent effects of maternal separation on locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and alcohol reward

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Madison R. Scopano
Holly E. Jones
Sam G. Stea
Maya Z. Freeman
Judith E. Grisel

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1155647

6,759 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Feb 2023

Testing the extreme male hypothesis in the valproate mouse model; sex-specific effects on plasma testosterone levels and tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus, but not on parental behavior

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Neza Grgurevic

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1107226

4,523 views
3 citations

Editorial

Published on 24 Oct 2022

Editorial: Multidimensional interplay of early-life events, neuroactive steroids and sex in the development of psychopathology and psychiatric disorders, volume 1

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Roberto Frau
Fabrizio Sanna
Liana Fattore

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1036055

1,608 views
1 citation

Mini Review

Published on 13 Oct 2022

Mitigating the impact of adolescence isolation on the development of social anxiety: A potential role for oxytocin

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Morgan P. Johnston
Matthew J. Wanat

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1038236

4,768 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2022

Effects of sex and retention interval on the retrieval and extinction of auditory fear conditioning

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Hannah L. Schoenberg
Madeleine Blanchard
Han Yin Cheng
Neil E. Winterbauer
Donna J. Toufexis
Travis P. Todd

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1011955

3,301 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Oct 2022

Prenatal exposure to inflammation increases anxiety-like behaviors in F1 and F2 generations: possible links to decreased FABP7 in hippocampus

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Jing Chen
Zhe-Zhe Zhang
Bao-Ling Luo
Qi-Gang Yang
Ming-Zhu Ni
Qi-Tao Wu
Yun Li
Xue-Wei Li
Gui-Hai Chen

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.973069

2,599 views
9 citations