How early life stress impact maternal care: a systematic review of rodent studies
Background: Maternal care refers to the behavior performed by the dam to nourish and
protect her litter during its early development. Frequent and high-quality performance of …
protect her litter during its early development. Frequent and high-quality performance of …
A comprehensive approach to modeling maternal immune activation in rodents
MC Bucknor, A Gururajan, RC Dale… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Prenatal brain development is a highly orchestrated process, making it a very vulnerable
window to perturbations. Maternal stress and subsequent inflammation during pregnancy …
window to perturbations. Maternal stress and subsequent inflammation during pregnancy …
[HTML][HTML] Social touch-like tactile stimulation activates a tachykinin 1-oxytocin pathway to promote social interactions
It is well known that affective and pleasant touch promotes individual well-being and
facilitates affiliative social communication, although the neural circuit that mediates this …
facilitates affiliative social communication, although the neural circuit that mediates this …
Social buffering of stress responses in nonhuman primates: Maternal regulation of the development of emotional regulatory brain circuits
Social buffering, the phenomenon by which the presence of a familiar individual reduces or
even eliminates stress-and fear-induced responses, exists in different animal species and …
even eliminates stress-and fear-induced responses, exists in different animal species and …
Sensitive periods of emotion regulation: influences of parental care on frontoamygdala circuitry and plasticity
DG Gee - New directions for child and adolescent development, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Early caregiving experiences play a central role in shaping emotional development, stress
physiology, and refinement of limbic circuitry. Converging evidence across species …
physiology, and refinement of limbic circuitry. Converging evidence across species …
[HTML][HTML] The importance of friendships in reducing brain responses to stress in adolescents exposed to childhood adversity: a preregistered systematic review
M Scheuplein, AL Van Harmelen - Current opinion in psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Up to 50% of all children and adolescents growing up worldwide are exposed to at least one
form of childhood adversity (CA), which is one of the strongest predictors for later life …
form of childhood adversity (CA), which is one of the strongest predictors for later life …
A brain motivated to play: insights into the neurobiology of playfulness
SM Siviy - Behaviour, 2016 - brill.com
Play is an important part of normal childhood development and is seen in varied forms
among many mammals. While not indispensable to normal development, playful social …
among many mammals. While not indispensable to normal development, playful social …
Modeling prenatal opioid exposure in animals: current findings and future directions
EM Byrnes, FM Vassoler - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2018 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen a drastic rise in the number of infants exposed to opioids in utero.
It is unclear what lasting effect this exposure may have on these children. Animal models of …
It is unclear what lasting effect this exposure may have on these children. Animal models of …
Serotonin transporter genotype modulates the gut microbiota composition in young rats, an effect augmented by early life stress
The neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) plays a vital regulatory role in both the brain and gut.
5-HT is crucial for regulating mood in the brain as well as gastrointestinal motility and …
5-HT is crucial for regulating mood in the brain as well as gastrointestinal motility and …
Factors promoting vulnerability to dysregulated stress reactivity and stress‐related disease
Effective coordination of the biological stress response is integral for the behavioural well‐
being of an organism. Stress reactivity is coordinated by an interplay of the neuroendocrine …
being of an organism. Stress reactivity is coordinated by an interplay of the neuroendocrine …