Influence of postnatal glucocorticoids on hippocampal-dependent learning varies with elevation patterns and administration methods

•Preweaning glucocorticoids affect later eyeblink trace conditioning.•Varying glucocorticoid elevation patterns differentially affect later cognition.•Greater sensitivity of males to glucocorticoid effects on hippocampal tasks. Recent interest in the lasting effects of early-life stress has expanded...

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