Table 2.

Correlations among neural activation and hormonal metabolites levels after the dry land maze (DLM) acquisition trial.

Hormone levels after DLM acquisition trial	CORT	DHEA	DHEA/CORT
DCX-ir (DG)	−0.193	0.166	0.358*
	ns	ns	(p = 0.037)
Nestin (CA2)	0.341*	0.052	−0.203
	(p = 0.048)	ns	ns
Fos-ir (habenula)	−0.206	−0.373*	−0.292∧
	ns	(p = 0.030)	(p = 0.094)
BDNF (habenula)	−0.326∧	−0.122	−0.011
	(p = 0.060)	ns	ns

^*p-value < 0.05;

^∧p-value < 0.10.