Alloparental care, the cooperative care of offspring by group members other than the
biological mother, has been widely practiced since early hominin evolution to increase infant …

Allomothering, the caregiving to offspring by adults other than the biological mother
including fathers and other group members, has characterized human societies throughout …

Although interest in the neurobiology of parent–infant bonding is a century old,
neuroimaging of the human parental brain is recent. After summarizing current comparative …

The cross-generational transmission of mammalian sociality, initiated by the parent's
postpartum brain plasticity and species-typical behavior that buttress offspring's …

As a social species, humans evolved to detect information from the social behavior of others.
Yet, the mechanisms used to evaluate social interactions, the brain networks implicated in …

OBJECTIVE: Research on the neurobiology of parenting has defined biobehavioral
synchrony, the coordination of biological and behavioral responses between parent and …

Mammalian young are born with immature brain and rely on the mother's body and
caregiving behavior for maturation of neurobiological systems that sustain adult sociality …

The bond between a parent and an infant often appears to form effortlessly and intuitively,
and this relationship is fundamental to infant survival and development. Parenting is …

The mother–infant bond provides the foundation for the infant's future mental health and
adaptation and depends on the provision of species-typical maternal behaviors that are …

The early social environment has a profound impact on developmental trajectories. Although
an impoverished early environment can undermine the acquisition of appropriate social …