WHAT ABOUT THE MOTHERS? HOW MATERNAL EXERCISE SHAPES MEMORY DURING PREGNANCY AND BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PUPS AFTER MATERNAL SEPARATION.

Under physiological conditions, exercise can benefit memory, but suddenly stopping its practice leads to memory impairments. However, outcomes of starting or stopping to exercise in such a sensitive period as pregnancy are still poorly understood. In addition, given that mothers still need to be absent from their offspring in many situations, it is important to study the outcomes of these commonly worldwide adopted practices in mothers’ memory and its effects on their behavior towards their offspring.