In recent decades, human sociocultural changes have increased the numbers of fathers that
are involved in direct caregiving in Western societies. This trend has led to a resurgence of …

Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide, has a variety of functions. Despite extensive studies on OT
over past decades, our understanding of its neural functions and their regulation remains …

Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide mainly produced in the supraoptic and paraventricular
nuclei. OT in the brain and blood has extensive functions in both mental and physical …

Fathers have been an important source of child endurance and prosperity since the dawn of
civilization, promoting adaptation to social rules, defining cultural meaning systems …

The research program on oxytocin started in 1895, when Oliver and Schafer reported that a
substance extracted from the pituitary gland elevates blood pressure when injected …

The aim of this contribution is to attempt to understand the adaptive functions of father-child
rough-and-tumble play (RTP) in humans. We first present a synthesis of the known …

Care of infants is a hallmark of mammals. Whereas parental care by mothers is obligatory for
offspring survival in virtually all mammals, fathers provide care for their offspring in only an …

In a minority of mammalian species, mothers depend on others to help raise their offspring.
New research is investigating the neuroendocrine mechanisms supporting this allomaternal …

The onset of mammalian maternal care is associated with plasticity in neural processing of
infant-related sensory stimuli; however, little is known about sensory plasticity associated …

We outline the progress on the hormonal basis of human paternal behavior during the past
twenty years. Advances in understanding the roles of testosterone, prolactin, oxytocin and …