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 …

▪ Abstract Prolactin (PRL) is a paradoxical hormone. Historically known as the pituitary
hormone of lactation, it has had attributed to it more than 300 separate actions, which can be …

Neurogenesis occurs in the olfactory system of the adult brain throughout life, in both
invertebrates and vertebrates, but its physiological regulation is not understood. We show …

Though initially described in the early 1960s, it is only within the past decade that the
concept of continuing adult neurogenesis has gained widespread acceptance. Neuroblasts …

Male behavioral responses to offspring range from avoidance to infanticide to nurturing care.
If this book were focussed on parental care among nonmammalian vertebrates, most of the …

The time around birth is accompanied by behavioural and physiological adaptations of the
maternal brain, which ensure reproductive functions, maternal care and the survival of the …

The Parental Brain: Mechanisms, Development, and Evolution presents a comprehensive
analysis of how the brain regulates parental behavior in nonhuman animals and in humans …

The biological actions of prolactin (PRL), a polypeptide hormone, are mostly related to
lactation and reproduction. These actions have been clarified by studies of PRL and PRL …

Maternal interactions with young occupy most of the reproductive period for female
mammals and are absolutely essential for offspring survival and development. The …

High prolactin during pregnancy, which is essential for normal postpartum maternal
behavior, increases neurogenesis in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle (SVZ) of …