期刊
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
卷 37, 期 8, 页码 1875-1892出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.04.004
关键词
Cortex; Dopamine; Flexibility; Maternal behavior; Medial preoptic area; Mouse; Oxytocin; Rabbit Rat; Sheep; Voles; Weaning
资金
- Comision Sectorial de Investigacion Cientifica (CSIC, UdelaR)
- French Embassy
- International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
- Programme for the Development of Basic Sciences (PEDECIBA, Uruguay)
Maternal behavior is species-specific and expressed under different physiological conditions, and contexts. It is the result of neural processes that support different forms (e.g. postpartum, cycling sensitized and spontaneous maternal behavior) and modalities of mother offspring interaction (e.g. maternal interaction with altricial/precocious young; selective/non-selective bond). To understand how the brain adapts to and regulates maternal behavior in different species, and physiological and social conditions we propose new neural models to explain different forms of maternal expression (e.g. sensitized and spontaneous maternal behavior) and the behavioral changes that occur across the postpartum period. We emphasize the changing role of the medial preoptic area in the neural circuitry that supports maternal behavior and the cortical regulation and adjustment of ongoing behavioral performance. Finally, we discuss how our accumulated knowledge about the psychobiology of mothering in animal models supports the validity of animal studies to guide our understanding of human mothering and to improve human welfare and health. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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