A bold view of the lactating brain: Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of suckling in awake dams

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1009-1019

  Febo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional MRI; Lactation; Maternal; Oxytocin; Sensitisation; Sensory

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN; CORPUS STRIATUM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GUSTATORY CORTEX; LACTATION; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUP (RODENT); REVIEW; REWARD; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SUCKLING; TASTE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTHERS;

EID: 80054721929     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02184.x     Document Type: Review

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