Maternal Behavior: Neural Circuits, Stimulus Valence, and Motivational Processes

Parenting

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 105-114

  Numan, Michael ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84863609546     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2012.680406     Document Type: Article

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