‘However, when the proteins produced by the amygdala were blocked the mice did not exhibit the same trait.
“然而，当扁桃体产生的蛋白质受到阻碍，老鼠也表现出不同的性格特征。”
‘The behavioural consequences of stress were no longer present.
“压力引起的行为结果不再展示出来了。”
‘We conclude that the activity of neuropsin and its partners may determine vulnerability to stress.’
“我们总结出，neuropsin和同伴的活跃性决定压力的易损性。”
Although the experiments were in mice, the researchers are optimistic that the protein also affects how the human brain copes with life’s troubles.
尽管这些实验是用在老鼠身上，但是研究人员乐观认为，蛋白质同样影响人们大脑如何处理生活难题。
Dr Pawlak cautioned that much more research is necessary but added: ‘We are tremendously excited by these findings.
Pawlak博士警告说还需进行更多研究，不过他还称：“我们对这些结果非常高兴。”