Factors affecting anxiety disorders in adolescence: social isolation, exercise, and neurogenesis
- Research Opportunity
- Honours
- Number of Honour Places Available
- 1
- Department
- Medicine and Radiology
- Location
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
| Primary Supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jee Hyun Kim | jee.kim@florey.edu.au | 0435434255 | Personal web page |
| Co-supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Christina Perry | christina.perry@florey.edu.au | Personal web page |
Project Details
Most anxiety disorders are diagnosed during adolescence, and adolescents show heightened resistance to gold-standard behavioural therapies for anxiety. The propensity to develop anxiety disorders during adolescence is influenced by lifestyle factors, such as social environment and physical activity levels. This project will use the Pavlovian fear learning paradigm to investigate the effects of social isolation and exercise on fear regulation in male and female adolescent rodents. Immunohistochemistry will identify whether the behavioural changes are mediated by neurogenesis in the hippocampus.
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