a negative trendp = 0.05
A negative trend of reduced FosB-labelled cells density was also evidenced in the dorsal BNST [VEH: 337.41 ± 29.97; CORT: 227.11 ± 29.81] ( Z = 1.9, p = 0.05) and the VTA [VEH: 342.43 ± 26.04; CORT: 249.05 ± 41.85] ( Z = 1.6, p = 0.10) of CORT-treated animals.