This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Paternal care, though rare among
mammals, is routinely displayed by several species of rodents. Here we review the …

Major life transitions often co-occur with significant fluctuations in hormones that modulate
the central nervous system. These hormones enact neuroplastic mechanisms that prepare …

In the 5–10% of mammals in which both parents routinely provide infant care, fathers as well
as mothers undergo systematic endocrine changes as they transition into parenthood …

The maternal brain is remarkably plastic and exhibits multifaceted neural modifications.
Neurogenesis has emerged as one of the mechanisms by which the maternal brain exhibits …

Maintaining energy balance and reproducing are important for fitness, yet animals have
evolved mechanisms by which the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal/interrenal (HPA/HPI) axis …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, dementing, whole-body disorder that presents
with decline in cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functions, as well as endocrine …

Care of infants is a hallmark of mammals. Whereas parental care by mothers is obligatory for
offspring survival in virtually all mammals, fathers provide care for their offspring in only an …

Wild animals are brought to captivity for different reasons, for example to be kept in zoos and
rehabilitation centres, but also for basic research. Such animals usually undergo a process …

In a minority of mammalian species, mothers depend on others to help raise their offspring.
New research is investigating the neuroendocrine mechanisms supporting this allomaternal …

Stress exposure has been identified as one risk factor for alcohol abuse that may facilitate
the transition from social or regulated use to the development of alcohol dependence …