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Sex Differences in Risk and Resilience: Stress Effects on the Neural Substrates of Emotion and Motivation

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Wellman, Cara L., Bangasser, Debra A., Bollinger, Justin L., Coutellier, Laurence, Logrip, Marian L., Moench, Kelly M., Urban, Kimberly R.·2018·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Risk for stress-sensitive psychopathologies differs in men and women, yet little is known about sex-dependent effects of stress on cellular structure and function in corticolimbic regions implicated in these disorders. Determining how stress influences these regions in males and females will deepen our understanding of the mechanisms underlying sex-biased psychopathology. Here, we discuss sex differences in CRF regulation of arousal and cognition, glucocorticoid modulation of amygdalar physiology and alcohol consumption, the age-dependent impact of social stress on prefrontal pyramidal cell excitability, stress effects on the prefrontal parvalbumin system in relation to emotional behaviors, contributions of stress and gonadal hormones to stress effects on prefrontal glia, and alterations in corticolimbic structure and function after cessation of chronic stress. These studies demonstrate that, while sex differences in stress effects may be nuanced, nonuniform, and nonlinear, investigations of these differences are nonetheless critical for developing effective, sex-specific treatments for psychological disorders.

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  • Sex differences in stress responses are thought to contribute to sex differences in anxiety risk.

    “Sex differences in stress responses are thought to contribute to sex differences in the anxiety risk (3–5), as anxiety rates are higher in women vs. men (6–11).”

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Authors
Wellman, C. L., Bangasser, D. A., Bollinger, J. L., Coutellier, L., Logrip, M. L., Moench, K. M., & Urban, K. R.
Affiliations
  • Indiana University Bloomington (US)
  • Temple University (US)
  • University of Cincinnati (US)
  • The Ohio State University (US)
  • Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2018-10-31
Volume
38
Issue
44
Pages
9423-9432
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2899474391
Cited by
88
References
129
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 9
FWCI
5.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks Open (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
  • PMC
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (1552416, T32MH103213, T32HD049336)
  • Pennsylvania Department of Health (420792)
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR001108, AA021802)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R00AA021802, K99AA021802)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH093981, T32MH103213)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (T32NS007413)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32HD049336)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
sex differences, stress, resilience, corticolimbic system, corticotropin-releasing factor, glucocorticoids, amygdala, alcohol consumption, social stress, prefrontal cortex, pyramidal neurons, parvalbumin interneurons, glia, gonadal hormones, chronic stress, emotions, motivation
MeSH terms
Animals, Mental Disorders, Brain, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Neuroglia, Neurons, Risk Factors, Sex Characteristics, Stress, Psychological, Resilience, Psychological

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