Pregnancy and the postpartum period involve numerous physiological adaptations that
enable the development and survival of the offspring. A distinct neural plasticity …

New mothers undergo dynamic neural changes that support positive adaptation to parenting
and the development of mother–infant relationships. In this article, I review important …

Abstract PAWLUSKI, JL, Hoekzema, E., Leuner, B., and Lonstein, JS Less can be more: Fine
tuning the maternal brain. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV (129) XXX-XXX, 2022. Plasticity in …

Pregnancy and the transition to parenthood is an important period marked by dramatic
neurobiological and psychosocial changes that may have implications for the health of …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Early mother–infant relationships play
important roles in infants' optimal development. New mothers undergo neurobiological …

The time of pregnancy, birth, and lactation, is characterized by numerous specific alterations
in several systems of the maternal body. Peripartum-associated changes in physiology and …

The fetal phase of life has long been recognized as a sensitive period of development. Here
we posit that pregnancy represents a simultaneous sensitive period for the adult female with …

Women that become mothers face notable physiological adaptations during this life-period.
Neuroimaging studies of the last decade have provided grounded evidence that women's …

Becoming a mother is associated with dramatic changes in physiology, endocrinology,
immune function, and behaviour that begins during pregnancy and persists into the …

We are witnessing a stark increase in scientific interest in the neurobiological processes
associated with pregnancy and maternity. Convergent evidence suggests that around the …