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Title: Stress-buffering properties of exercise: A role for plasticity in brain reward circuits
Description: Regularly engaging in exercise promotes stress-robustness, protecting from the development of stress-related psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression. This seminar will explore exercise-induced adaptations in rodent brain reward centers that may be contributing to stress-resistance. Preliminary data will also be shared investigating the willingness to engage in physical activity following exposure to a single episode of acute stress earlier in life.