Pregnancy is a very specific and complex period in a woman's life. The accompanying
changes are observed not only on the biological/physiological plane but also in her …

The unmyelinated C-tactile afferents system holds a hedonic function in touch experiences,
shaping social functioning in the so-called affective touch hypothesis. Despite the fact that …

Mental disorders arise from neural and psychological mechanisms that have been built and
shaped by natural selection across our evolutionary history. Looking at psychopathology …

Women have a lifetime risk of major depression double that of men but only during their
reproductive years. This sex difference has been attributed partially to activational effects of …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. We review recent research on the roles
of hormones and social experiences on the development of paternal care in humans and …

The transition to parenthood has been associated with declines in testosterone among
partnered fathers, which may reflect males' motivation to invest in the family. Moreover …

This chapter, the second of a pair of related chapters in this volume, provides a broad
overview, and new conceptualization, about the various ways in which fatherhood …

The steroid testosterone (T) and neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) have each been implicated in
the development of parental care in humans and animals, yet very little research addressed …

During the transition to parenthood, both men and women experience hormone changes
that are thought to promote parental care. Yet very few studies have explicitly tested the …

Men have the capacity to respond to the transition to fatherhood and nurturant investments
in their partners and children with shifts in neuroendocrine function (such as decreased …