September 5, 2025Frontiers in Behavioral NeuroscienceOpen Access

Sex- and reward-dependent effects of early life scarcity-adversity on adolescent behavioral responses to natural rewards

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Early life scarcity-adversity shows altered adolescent behavior related to rewards, differing by sex.
In females, sucrose preference decreased, while males exhibited lower social play solicitations.
Behavioral testing included sucrose preference and social play tests during critical developmental stages.
These findings imply that the impact of early life adversity varies by age, sex, and type of reward.

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Observational analysis reveals sex- and reward-dependent effects of early life adversity on adolescent behavior, suggesting distinct pathways in males and females.

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Salazar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c239a3b210217d6477c60c https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1659339

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Observational analysis reveals sex- and reward-dependent effects of early life adversity on adolescent behavior, suggesting distinct pathways in males and females.

Sex- and reward-dependent effects of early life scarcity-adversity on adolescent behavioral responses to natural rewards

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Sex- and reward-dependent effects of early life scarcity-adversity on adolescent behavioral responses to natural rewards

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