Meagan A LaRocca
Biographic Data
| ID | 8875744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meagan A LaRocca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meagan A |
| FAMILY NAME | LaRocca |
| SIGNATURE | LAROCCA M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Illinois University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Depressive and Anxiety-Relevant Behaviors in Socially Isolated Prairie Voles
OBJECTIVES: Social isolation is associated with depression, anxiety, and negative health outcomes. Environmental enrichment, including environmental and cognitive stimulation with inanimate objects and opportunities for physical exercise, may be an effective strategy to include in treatment paradigms for affective disorders as a function of social isolation. In a rodent model-the socially monogamous prairie vole-we investigated the hypothesis tha…
Hour Autonomic Dysfunction and Depressive Behaviors in an Animal Model of Social Isolation
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothesis that long-term social isolation in an animal model would produce depression-relevant behaviors and disruptions in the 24-hour autonomic and activity parameters, and to further demonstrate the utility and validity of an animal model for the study of social environment, behavior, and autonomic function. Converging evidence from both experimental and epidemiological studies indicates that there is a bidirecti…
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Hour Autonomic Dysfunction and Depressive Behaviors in an Animal Model of Social Isolation
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothesis that long-term social isolation in an animal model would produce depression-relevant behaviors and disruptions in the 24-hour autonomic and activity parameters, and to further demonstrate the utility and validity of an animal model for the study of social environment, behavior, and autonomic function. Converging evidence from both experimental and epidemiological studies indicates that there is a bidirecti…
The Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Depressive and Anxiety-Relevant Behaviors in Socially Isolated Prairie Voles
OBJECTIVES: Social isolation is associated with depression, anxiety, and negative health outcomes. Environmental enrichment, including environmental and cognitive stimulation with inanimate objects and opportunities for physical exercise, may be an effective strategy to include in treatment paradigms for affective disorders as a function of social isolation. In a rodent model-the socially monogamous prairie vole-we investigated the hypothesis tha…
Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Depression (economics) (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social isolation (2 works) · Stress Responses and Cortisol (2 works) · Anhedonia (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work)