Abstract:28Impaired social function is a core feature of many psychiatric illnesses. Adverse experiences during 29 childhood increase risk for mental illness, however it is currently unclear whether stress early in life 30 plays a direct role in the development of social difficulties. Using an animal model of pre-pubertal 31 stress (PPS), we investigated effects on social behaviour, oxytocin and arginine vasopressin (AVP). We 32 also explored social performance and AVP expression in participants with borderline persona… Show more
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