The neurobiology of mammalian parenting and the biosocial context of human caregiving
This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Research on the neurobiology of attachment, pioneered by scholars in the generation that followed the discovery of social bonding, examined the biological basis of mammalian parenting through systematic experiments in animal models and their application to theories on human attachment. This paper argues for the […]
Neuroplasticity in the maternal hippocampus: Relation to cognition and effects of repeated stress
This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. It is becoming clear that the female brain has an inherent plasticity that is expressed during reproduction. The changes that occur benefit the offspring, which in turn secures the survival of the mother’s genetic legacy. Thus, the onset of maternal motivation involves basic mechanisms from […]