A study by the University of Valencia (UV) and the INCLIVA Health Research Institute, of the Clinical Hospital of Valencia, shows that stress during the early stages of life can modify the brain, particularly in women. The study, led by Juan Nácher, Professor of Cell Biology and a member of the INCLIVA Psychiatry and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Group, suggests that the impact of adverse and stressful experiences is especially important in the early years of life, as certain regions of the brain, especially the prefrontal cortex, are still developing.