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Jenna Ann McHenry

Jenna Ann McHenry

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience
jenna.mchenry@duke.edu
GSRB II Rm 3022, Box 91050, Durham, NC 27708
GSRB II Rm 3022, Box 91050, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Theses / Dissertations

Neurobiological mechanisms of mating-induced stress-buffering and anxiolysis

Thesis / Dissertation · 2013 Mating is a socially rewarding experience that yields protective benefits to health, confers resistance to stress, and lowers anxiety-related behaviors in a number of mammalian species, including humans and rodents. These beneficial effects may stem from h ... Link to item Cite