Prenatal prolactin predicts postnatal parenting attitudes and brain structure remodeling in first-time fathers

EC Aviv, SI Cardenás, G León, YH Waizman… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the important contributions that fathers make to parenting, the neurobiological
underpinnings of men's adaptation to parenthood are still not well understood. The current …

Fathers' subjective childbirth stress predicts depressive symptoms at six months postpartum

EC Aviv, EG Preston, YH Waizman, AA Dews… - Journal of Affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Childbirth is a seminal experience in parents' lives. However, little research has
investigated the link between fathers' birth experiences and their postpartum mental health …

Cortical volume reductions in men transitioning to first-time fatherhood reflect both parenting engagement and mental health risk

D Saxbe, M Martínez-García - Cerebral Cortex, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Perinatal reductions in gray matter volume have been observed in human mothers
transitioning to parenthood, with preliminary evidence for similar changes in fathers. These …

[HTML][HTML] Parental status and markers of brain and cellular age: A 3D convolutional network and classification study

AMG de Lange, EH Leonardsen, C Barth… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent research shows prominent effects of pregnancy and the parenthood transition on
structural brain characteristics in humans. Here, we present a comprehensive study of how …

The next generation of developmental psychopathology research: Including broader perspectives and becoming more precise

K Valentino, K Edler - Development and Psychopathology, 2024 - cambridge.org
The current Special Issue marks a major milestone in the history of developmental
psychopathology; as the final issue edited by Cicchetti, we have an opportunity to reflect on …

Protective role of parenthood on age-related brain function in mid-to late-life

ER Orchard, S Chopra, LQR Ooi, P Chen, L An… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The experience of parenthood can profoundly alter ones body, mind, and environment, yet
we know little about the long-term associations between parenthood and brain function and …

[PDF][PDF] The interplay of oxytocin and sex hormones

D Quintana, B Glaser, H Kang, ESM Kildal… - osf.io
The neuropeptide oxytocin has historically been associated with reproduction and maternal
behavior. However, more recent research has uncovered that oxytocin has a much wider …