Maternal biological rhythms support the development of the fetal suprachiasmatic nuclei.
Neuron activity in the locus coeruleus spikes when a mother mouse touches her pup to retrieve it.
Prolactin, a hormone responsible for milk production in mothers, reduces a mother's investment in aggressive behaviors and helps to increase protective behaviors.
Researchers have identified a novel role for hormone-sensitive neurons in the Edinger Westphal nucleus which are essential for maternal nesting behaviors in mice.
Greater maternal involvement upregulates the oxytocin system in their babies.
BPS affects a neuroanatomy and maternal behavior in pregnant and lactating mice, including an association with an increased risk of infanticide.
Oxytocin acts on individual brain cells to prompt specific social behaviors, a new study reports.
