Oxytocin secretion from the posterior pituitary gland is increased during parturition,
stimulated by the uterine contractions that forcefully expel the fetuses. Since oxytocin …

Healthy mother–infant interactions are critical for the physical, cognitive, and psychological
development of offspring. Such interactions rely on numerous factors, including a positive …

In rodents, previous findings indicate critical involvement of the medial preoptic area (MPOA)
in the neural control of maternal behavior. However, the specification of the particular MPOA …

Oxytocin is released in the maternal brain during breastfeeding and may help strengthen the
mother–infant relationship. Here, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to …

Prolactin (PRL) released from lactotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland in response to the
suckling by the offspring is the major hormonal signal responsible for stimulation of milk …

The supramammillary area of the hypothalamus, although small in size, can have profound
modulatory effects on the hippocampal formation and related temporal cortex. It can control …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide with widespread influence on many physiological and social
functions including: labor and birth, lactation, sexual behavior, nurturing maternal behaviors …

The medial preoptic area (MPOA) is essential for normal maternal behavior in the rat.
Hormone stimulation of the MPOA facilitates the behavior and lesions of the MPOA and the …

The hypothalamo-pituitary system developed in early vertebrates. Prolactin is an ancient
vertebrate hormone released from the pituitary that exerts particularly diverse functions. The …

The role of oxytocin in maternal caregiving and other postpartum behaviours has been
studied for more than five decades. How oxytocin interacts with other neurochemical …