Although interest in the neurobiology of parent–infant bonding is a century old,
neuroimaging of the human parental brain is recent. After summarizing current comparative …

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 …

Humans possess great capacity for behavioral and cultural change, but our ability to
manage change is still limited. This article has two major objectives: first, to sketch a basic …

The expression of maternal behavior in mammals is regulated by the developmental and
experiential events over a female's lifetime. In this review the relationships between the …

This chapter shows that fathers and families are embedded in a network of biological and
neurological systems, and the biological basis of fathering. There are overall differences in …

Infant cries evoke powerful responses in parents,,–. Whether parental animals are
intrinsically sensitive to neonatal vocalizations, or instead learn about vocal cues for …

Socioeconomic status affects a variety of mental and physical health outcomes, such as
language development. Indeed, with poverty, disparities in the development of language …

Within the context of early infant–caregiver interaction, we review a series of pivotal
transitions that occur within the first 6 months of typical infancy, with emphasis on behavior …

This report coordinates assessments of five types of behavioral responses in new mothers to
their own infants' cries with neurobiological responses in new mothers to their own infants' …

This is a selective review that provides the context for the study of perinatal affective disorder
mechanisms and outlines directions for future research. We integrate existing literature …