Trauma Experienced By A Mother Even Before Pregnancy Will Influence Her Offspring's Behavior

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 00:22 in Psychology & Sociology

A mother who experienced trauma prior to becoming pregnant affects the emotional and social behavior of her offspring, according to a new study. The researchers chose to investigate rats, as social mammals with cerebral activity that is similar in many ways to that of humans.

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