Early mother–infant relationships exert important long-term effects in offspring and are
disturbed by factors such as postpartum depression. We aimed to clarify if lack of …

The brain vasopressin system mediates various social behaviors as has been studied
mostly in males. Only recently, advances in social neuroscience revealed that central …

Vasopressin can contribute to the development of stress-related psychiatric disorders,
anxiety and depression. Although these disturbances are more common in females, most of …

Vasopressin, a peptide hormone functioning also as a neurotransmitter, neuromodulator
and regulator of the stress response is considered to be one of the factors related to the …

The maternal brain undergoes remarkable physiological and behavioral changes in the
peripartum period to meet the demands of the offspring. Here, the brain neuropeptides …

The neuropeptide arginine vasopressin (AVP) is arguably among the most potent regulators
of social behaviors in mammals identified to date. However, only the related neuropeptide …

Both animal and human studies suggest that in adulthood, plasma vasopressin level
correlates well with anxiety. Little is known about the mood regulation during the perinatal …

Prenatal stress (PNS) affects a number of traits in the offspring, including stress axis
regulation, emotionality and cognition; however, much less is known about the effects of …

The majority of studies examining the consequences of prenatal stress in rodent models
analyze pups having been raised by their biological mother, ie the female which …

BACKGROUND: Early adverse experiences are preeminent factors for the development of
affective disorders. In the present study, we analyzed the effects of different postnatal …