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 …

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

Brain networks that govern parental response to infant signals have been studied with
imaging techniques over the last 15 years. The complex interaction of thoughts and …

Infant cues, such as smiling or crying facial expressions, are powerful motivators of human
maternal behavior, activating dopamine-associated brain reward circuits. Oxytocin, a …

Animal studies have demonstrated that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) plays a critical role in
processes of parent–infant bonding through mechanisms of early parental care, particularly …

Mother-infant bonding is universal to all mammalian species. In this review, we describe the
manner in which reciprocal communication between the mother and infant leads to mother …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Mother–infant bonding is a
characteristic of virtually all mammals. The maternal neural system may have provided the …

A conceptual model detailing the process of bio-behavioral synchrony between the online
physiological and behavioral responses of attachment partners during social contact is …

Mother–infant bonding is universal to all mammalian species. Here, we review how mutual
communication between the mother and infant leads to mother–infant bonding in non …

BACKGROUND: Maternal love, which may be the core of maternal behavior, is essential for
the mother-infant attachment relationship and is important for the infant's development and …