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 …

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 …

Parenting behavior critically shapes human infants' current and future behavior. The parent–
infant relationship provides infants with their first social experiences, forming templates of …

Whether it is the sound of a distressed cry or the image of a cute face, infants capture our
attention. Parents and other adults alike are drawn into interactions to engage in play …

Although contemporary socio-cultural changes dramatically increased fathers' involvement
in childrearing, little is known about the brain basis of human fatherhood, its comparability …

With the growing involvement of fathers in childrearing and the application of neuroscientific
tools to research on parenting, there is a need to understand how a father's brain and …

This overview is a synthesis of our current understanding of parent–infant bonding, chiefly
from the perspective of the parent's brain physiology. The parent–infant bond is central to the …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Becoming a parent is arguably the
most profound transforming experience in life. It is also inherently very emotionally and …

Interacting parenting thoughts and behaviors, supported by key brain circuits, critically
shape human infants' current and future behavior. Indeed, the parent–infant relationship …

This book presents cutting edge research on the basic neurobiology of parental behavior as
it relates to behavioral disorders, including postpartum depression, anxiety, and inadequate …