Parenting induces many neurological and behavioral changes that enable parents to rear
offspring. Vasopressin plays an important role in this process via its effects on cognition …

The coppery titi monkey (Callicebus cupreus) is a socially monogamous New World primate
that has been studied in the field and the laboratory to investigate the behavioral …

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 …

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a neuropeptide which acts centrally to modulate numerous
social behaviors. One receptor subtype through which these effects occur is the AVP 1a …

As mammals develop, they encounter increasing social complexity in the surrounding world.
In order to survive, mammals must show appropriate behaviors toward their mates, offspring …

The impact of variation in parental caregiving has lasting implications for the development of
offspring. However, the ways in which parents impact each other in the context of caregiving …

The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is a socially monogamous rodent species that forms
a lasting connection between mates, known as a pair bond. The pair bond is primarily …

In previous studies, the closely related neuropeptide hormones oxytocin and vasopressin
have been implicated in the central mediation of parental behaviour. Several studies in rats …

The neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) have been implicated in
modulating sex-specific responses to offspring in a variety of uniparental and biparental …

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a neuropeptide hormone and neurotransmitter that has
peripheral functions in water regulation, and central functions in the stress response and …