Primate and human parenting have often been viewed as completely emancipated from
neuroendocrine influences and primarily dependent on experience, social and cognitive …

This study investigated HPA and vagal functioning as correlates of parenting in mothers of
175 six‐month‐old children. Salivary cortisol indexed HPA functioning and respiratory sinus …

Maternal responsiveness in primates has long been considered emancipated from
endocrine factors and entirely dependent on experience and cognition. Here we report that …

As parents in modern western societies face increasing pressures that strain their ability to
provide quality childcare, it is important to consider the neural and hormonal bases of …

Parental care is essential for the survival of offspring in altricial mammalian species.
However, in most mammals, virgin females tend to avoid or attack infants. Moreover, most …

Evolutionary biologists view mammalian parental care in the broadest possible sense, which
not only includes the care of the young after birth, but takes into account gamete production …

Maternal behavior is a defining characteristic of mammals, which is regulated by a core,
conserved neural circuit. However, mothering behavior is not always a default response to …

Mammalian parental care is essentially provided by the mother and it occupies most of the
reproductive period for female. The synchronization of maternal behavior with parturition …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. The reproductive experience of
pregnancy, lactation and motherhood can significantly remodel the female's biological state …

The present study investigated the effects of early rearing experiences on the development
of maternal behavior in Sprague‐Dawley female rats. Pups from individual litters were …