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Neuroendocrine Control of Maternal Behavior
Maternal caregiving is an essential component of successful mammalian reproduction. Indeed, almost all mothers exhibit a species-typical repertoire...
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How different incentives influence reported motivation and perceptions of performance in Ghanaian community-based health planning and services zones
Background:Maternal mortality is still a burden worldwide, and Ghana’s maternal and child mortalities are still high. Incentive schemes have been...
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Early resource scarcity alters motivation for natural rewards in a sex- and reinforcer-dependent manner
RationaleEarly life adversity impacts reward-related behaviors, including reward seeking for drugs of abuse. However, the effects of early stress on...
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Maternal adverse childhood experiences impact fetal adrenal volume in a sex-specific manner
BackgroundThe mechanisms by which parental early life stress can be transmitted to the next generation, in some cases in a sex-specific manner, are...
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Effect of a multi-strain probiotic mixture consumption on anxiety and depression symptoms induced in adult mice by postnatal maternal separation
BackgroundIntestinal microbial composition not only affects the health of the gut but also influences centrally mediated systems involved in mood,...
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Pharmacological characterisation of the effort for reward task as a measure of motivation for reward in male mice
RationaleMotivational deficits are a common symptom shared across multiple psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. Effort-based decision-making...
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Rabbit Maternal Behavior: A Perspective from Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Animal Production, and Psychobiology
Rabbit maternal behavior (MB) impacts meat and fur production on the farm, survival of the species in the wild, and pet welfare. Specific...
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The Onset of Maternal Behavior in Sheep and Goats: Endocrine, Sensory, Neural, and Experiential Mechanisms
In sheep and goats, the onset of maternal behavior at parturition is characterized by a first phase called maternal responsiveness during which the...
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A Maternal High-Fat Diet Causes Anxiety-Related Behaviors by Altering Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor and Hippocampal Volumes in Rat Offspring: the Potential Effect of N-Acetylcysteine
The children of obese mothers are known to have a high risk of obesity and metabolic disease and are prone to developing cognitive deficits, although...
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Improving behavioral deficits induced by perinatal ethanol and stress exposure in adolescent male rat progeny via maternal melatonin treatment
Background and aimEarly-life stressful situations and binge drinking have been thus far acknowledged as two burdensome conditions that potentially...
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Maternal Immune Activation Induces Cortical Catecholaminergic Hypofunction and Cognitive Impairments in Offspring
BackgroundImpairment of specific cognitive domains in schizophrenia has been associated with prefrontal cortex (PFC) catecholaminergic deficits....
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Chronic maternal exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles alters breathing in newborn offspring
BackgroundOver the last two decades, nanotechnologies and the use of nanoparticles represent one of the greatest technological advances in many...
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A qualitative study of infection prevention and control practices in the maternal units of two Ghanaian hospitals
IntroductionHealthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a common challenge in healthcare delivery, with a significant burden in low- and...
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The Influence of Maternal Hypoxia and Buspirone during Pregnancy on Cognitive Abilities and a Stress Response in Adult Male Offspring
Spatial learning, memory, and reactivity of the hypothalamic—pituitary—adrenocortical system (HPA axis) were studied in adult male rats, whose...
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The role of maternal BMI on brain food cue reactivity in children: a preliminary study
Children of overweight and obese parents have an increased risk of obesity. Little is known the neural mechanisms underlying this relationship,...
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Neuroendocrine Basis of Impaired Mothering in Rodents
The maternal bond is the most important pro-social bond in female mammals, and its quality can affect the well-being of both infant and mother. Her...
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Alison Sarah Fleming
Alison Sarah Fleming is a Canadian neuroscientist (or behavioral neuroendocrinologist) whose research program focused on maternal motivation....
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Persistent autism-relevant behavioral phenotype and social neuropeptide alterations in female mice offspring induced by maternal transfer of PBDE congeners in the commercial mixture DE-71
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that are known neuroendocrine disrupting chemicals with...
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Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals
Genomic imprinting refers to the parent-of-origin expression of genes, which originates from epigenetic events in the mammalian germ line. The...
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The Placenta as a Neuroendocrine Organ
Pregnancy is a unique situation, in which two (or more) individuals are in intimate contact, with development of the foetus supported by a...
