Vasopressin excites interneurons to suppress hippocampal network activity across a broad span of brain maturity at birth [Neuroscience]

During birth in mammals, a pronounced surge of fetal peripheral stress hormones takes place to promote survival in the transition to the extrauterine environment. However, it is not known whether the hormonal signaling involves central pathways with direct protective effects on the perinatal brain. Here, we show that arginine vasopressin...

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