Exposure to Forced Swim Stress Alters Local Circuit Activity and Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus of the Hippocampus

<table>(a) <i>Time spent in open arms of the elevated
plus maze before and after exposure to stress</i>. Following 
exposure to acute swim stress, rats spent less
time in the open arms of the maze in comparison to the time spent in the open
arms prior to the stress procedure (<i>n</i> = 8, <i>P</i> &lt; .005), indicating
increased anxiety. (b) <i>Levels of corticosterone in control and
stress rats</i>. Acute swim stress induced elevation of serum corticosterone
in the stressed rats (<i>n</i> = 6) compared to control rats (<i>n</i> = 8, <i>P</i> &lt;  .005).</table>

Neural Plasticity

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Figure 1: Exposure to Forced Swim Stress Alters Local Circuit Activity and Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus of the Hippocampus 