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

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 …

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 …

Parental empathy is a key component of sensitive parenting that supports children's social
adaptation throughout life. Consistent with a two dissociable network perspective on …

Parent-infant interactions are one of the most critical and enduring aspects of infants'
experience. Qualities of parent-infant interactions are related to social-emotional and …

Biobehavioral synchrony, the coordination of physiological and behavioral signals between
mother and infant during social contact, tunes the child's brain to the social world. Probing …

Research on the human parental brain implicated brain networks involved in simulation,
mentalization and emotion processing and indicated that stimuli of own parent–child …

Mechanisms underlying the profound parental effects on cognitive, emotional and social
development in humans remain poorly understood. Studies with nonhuman models suggest …

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

Infant survival and the development of secure and cooperative relationships are central to
the future of the species. In humans, this relies heavily on the evolving early parent–infant …