Neural mechanisms of mother-infant bonding and pair bonding: Similarities, differences, and broader implications

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue , 2016, Pages 98-112

  Numan, Michael ^a   Young, Larry J ^b  

^a Yerkes National Primate Research Center ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Dopamine; Medial preoptic area; Monogamy; Nucleus accumbens; Oxytocin; Social attachment; Vasopressin; Ventral pallidum

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINE RELEASE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MATE CHOICE; MATERNAL CARE; MEMORY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PAIR BONDING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL REJECTION; VENTRAL PALLIDUM; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; BRAIN; FEMALE; MAMMAL; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CEREBRUM; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; MAMMALS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OXYTOCIN; PAIR BOND;

EID: 84955474371     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.05.015     Document Type: Review

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