Browsing School of Medicine by Author "Thornton, Aoife M."
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Kappa opioid receptor-mediated modulation of social responding in adolescent rats and in rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid
Hughes, Edel M.; Thornton, Aoife M.; Kerr, Daniel M.; Smith, Karen; Sanchez, Connie; Kelly, John P.; Finn, David P. (Elsevier, 2020-08-05)The kappa opioid receptor (KOP) system modulates social play responding, however a paucity of studies have examined effects on social motivation and cognition in the absence of play. Prenatal exposure to the anti epileptic ... -
Maternal presence or absence alters nociceptive responding and cortical anandamide levels in juvenile female rats
O’Sullivan, Grace; Humphrey, Rachel M.; Thornton, Aoife M.; Kerr, Daniel M.; McGuire, Brian E.; Caes, Line; Roche, Michelle (Elsevier, 2020-05-30)The influence of parental support on child pain experiences is well recognised. Accordingly, animal studies have revealed both short- and long-term effects of early life stress on nociceptive responding and neural substrates ...