The importance of mother-infant communication for social bond formation in mammals

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 446-452

  Okabe, Shota ^a   Nagasawa, Miho ^a   Mogi, Kazutaka ^a   Kikusui, Takefumi ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mother infant communication; Oxytocin; Social bond; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; COGNITION; MAMMAL; OBJECT RELATION; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COGNITION; MAMMALS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OXYTOCIN; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84862497382     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2012.01014.x     Document Type: Review

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