Research
Corticosteroid treatment dysregulates perirhinal circadian rhythms and synaptic function in rats
Nature ·
The Brief
- Corticosteroid treatment dysregulates circadian rhythms in the rat perirhinal cortex, according to the study headline.
- The same treatment is reported to disrupt synaptic function in that brain region.
Why it matters
The findings link corticosteroid exposure to changes in brain clock rhythms and synapses in a memory-related cortical area, which may matter for researchers studying how steroid treatments affect the brain. The source gives no further detail, and the work is in rats.
- #corticosteroids
- #circadian rhythms
- #synaptic function
- #perirhinal cortex
- #rats