Search Results - "Maternal Behavior physiology"

Hypothalamic control of innate social behaviors by Mei, Long, Osakada, Takuya, Lin, Dayu

“…Sexual, parental, and aggressive behaviors are central to the reproductive success of individuals and species survival and thus are supported by hardwired…”
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The Neurobiology of Postpartum Anxiety and Depression by Pawluski, Jodi L., Lonstein, Joseph S., Fleming, Alison S.

“…Ten to twenty percent of postpartum women experience anxiety or depressive disorders, which can have detrimental effects on the mother, child, and family…”
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Hormone-mediated neural remodeling orchestrates parenting onset during pregnancy by Ammari, Rachida, Monaca, Francesco, Cao, Mingran, Nassar, Estelle, Wai, Patty, Del Grosso, Nicholas A, Lee, Matthew, Borak, Neven, Schneider-Luftman, Deborah, Kohl, Johannes

“…During pregnancy, physiological adaptations prepare the female body for the challenges of motherhood. Becoming a parent also requires behavioral adaptations…”
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On Cuteness: Unlocking the Parental Brain and Beyond by Kringelbach, Morten L., Stark, Eloise A., Alexander, Catherine, Bornstein, Marc H., Stein, Alan

“…Cuteness in offspring is a potent protective mechanism that ensures survival for otherwise completely dependent infants. Previous research has linked cuteness…”
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Oxytocin enables maternal behaviour by balancing cortical inhibition by Marlin, Bianca J., Mitre, Mariela, D’amour, James A., Chao, Moses V., Froemke, Robert C.

“…Oxytocin is important for social interactions and maternal behaviour. However, little is known about when, where and how oxytocin modulates neural circuits to…”
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Neural control of maternal and paternal behaviors by Dulac, Catherine, O'Connell, Lauren A, Wu, Zheng

“…Parental care, including feeding and protection of young, is essential for the survival as well as mental and physical well-being of the offspring. A large…”
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Functional circuit architecture underlying parental behaviour by Kohl, Johannes, Babayan, Benedicte M., Rubinstein, Nimrod D., Autry, Anita E., Marin-Rodriguez, Brenda, Kapoor, Vikrant, Miyamishi, Kazunari, Zweifel, Larry S., Luo, Liqun, Uchida, Naoshige, Dulac, Catherine

“…Parenting is essential for the survival and wellbeing of mammalian offspring. However, we lack a circuit-level understanding of how distinct components of this…”
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The biology of mammalian parenting and its effect on offspring social development by Rilling, James K, Young, Larry J

“…Parents know the transformative nature of having and caring for a child. Among many mammals, giving birth leads from an aversion to infant stimuli to…”
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Neural mechanisms of mother–infant bonding and pair bonding: Similarities, differences, and broader implications by Numan, Michael, Young, Larry J.

“…This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Mother–infant bonding is a characteristic of virtually all mammals. The maternal neural system may…”
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The maternal brain and its plasticity in humans by Kim, Pilyoung, Strathearn, Lane, Swain, James E.

“…This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Early mother–infant relationships play important roles in infants' optimal development. New mothers…”
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Antagonistic circuits mediating infanticide and maternal care in female mice by Mei, Long, Yan, Rongzhen, Yin, Luping, Sullivan, Regina M., Lin, Dayu

“…In many species, including mice, female animals show markedly different pup-directed behaviours based on their reproductive state 1 , 2 . Naive wild female…”
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Neural circuitry for maternal oxytocin release induced by infant cries by Valtcheva, Silvana, Issa, Habon A., Bair-Marshall, Chloe J., Martin, Kathleen A., Jung, Kanghoon, Zhang, Yiyao, Kwon, Hyung-Bae, Froemke, Robert C.

“…Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that is important for maternal physiology and childcare, including parturition and milk ejection during nursing 1 – 6 . Suckling…”
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Neuroendocrine regulation of maternal behavior by Bridges, Robert S.

“…•The onset of maternal care at birth results from the interactions of multiple hormones and central neurochemicals.•Ongoing maternal care is more dependent of…”
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Early nurture epigenetically tunes the oxytocin receptor by Perkeybile, Allison M., Carter, C. Sue, Wroblewski, Kelly L., Puglia, Meghan H., Kenkel, William M., Lillard, Travis S., Karaoli, Themistoclis, Gregory, Simon G., Mohammadi, Niaz, Epstein, Larissa, Bales, Karen L., Connelly, Jessica J.

“…•4 CpG sites in the Oxtr promoter region are homologous in humans and prairie voles.•Low levels of early parenting lead to high Oxtr DNA methylation in brain…”
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Parenting begets parenting: A neurobiological perspective on early adversity and the transmission of parenting styles across generations by Lomanowska, A.M., Boivin, M., Hertzman, C., Fleming, A.S.

“…•An important predictor of parenting behavior is how parents were parented themselves.•Adverse childhood experiences affect parenting behavior in…”
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A Hypothalamic Midbrain Pathway Essential for Driving Maternal Behaviors by Fang, Yi-Ya, Yamaguchi, Takashi, Song, Soomin C, Tritsch, Nicolas X, Lin, Dayu

“…Maternal behaviors are essential for the survival of the young. Previous studies implicated the medial preoptic area (MPOA) as an important region for maternal…”
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Galanin neurons in the medial preoptic area govern parental behaviour by Wu, Zheng, Autry, Anita E., Bergan, Joseph F., Watabe-Uchida, Mitsuko, Dulac, Catherine G.

“…Mice display robust, stereotyped behaviours towards pups: virgin males typically attack pups, whereas virgin females and sexually experienced males and females…”
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Anxiety, Stress, and Fear Response in Mice With Reduced Endocannabinoid Levels by Jenniches, Imke, Ternes, Svenja, Albayram, Onder, Otte, David M., Bach, Karsten, Bindila, Laura, Michel, Kerstin, Lutz, Beat, Bilkei-Gorzo, Andras, Zimmer, Andreas

“…Disruption of the endocannabinoid system through pharmacological or genetic invalidation of cannabinoid CB1 receptors has been linked to depression in humans…”
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Oxytocin pathways and the evolution of human behavior by Carter, C Sue

“…This review examines the hypothesis that oxytocin pathways--which include the neuropeptide oxytocin, the related peptide vasopressin, and their receptors--are…”
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Maternal socialization of child emotion and adolescent adjustment: Indirect effects through emotion regulation by Perry, Nicole B, Dollar, Jessica M, Calkins, Susan D, Keane, Susan P, Shanahan, Lilly

“…A fundamental question in developmental science is how parental emotion socialization processes are associated with children's subsequent adaptation. Few…”
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