Influence of maternal care on the developing brain: Mechanisms, temporal dynamics and sensitive periods

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages 52-66

  Curley, James P ^a   Champagne, Frances A ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Epigenetic; Maternal; Offspring; Sensitive period; Timing

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 45; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 1; MICRORNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; SEROTONIN; STAT5B PROTEIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EPIGENETICS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INFANT; LACTATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RAT; REARING; REVIEW; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; ZONA INCERTA; ANIMAL; BRAIN; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS;

EID: 84959512843     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2015.11.001     Document Type: Review

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