Emerging evidence from the preclinical and human research suggests sex differences in
response to different types of stress exposure, and that developmental timing, reproductive …

Dopamine is an important neuromodulator that exerts widespread effects on the central
nervous system (CNS) function. Disruption in dopaminergic neurotransmission can have …

BACKGROUND: The presence of social support has been associated with decreased stress
responsiveness. Recent animal studies suggest that the neuropeptide oxytocin is implicated …

During pregnancy, physiological adaptations prepare the female body for the challenges of
motherhood. Becoming a parent also requires behavioral adaptations. Such adaptations …

A successful pregnancy requires multiple adaptations of the mother's physiology to optimize
fetal growth and development, to protect the fetus from adverse programming, to provide …

This paper examines the developmental effects of the mammalian neuropeptide, oxytocin
(OT). In adults, OT is the most abundant neuropeptide in the hypothalamus and serves …

The neuroendocrine control of prolactin secretion is unlike that of any other pituitary
hormone. It is predominantly inhibited by the hypothalamus and, in the absence of a …

Adult neurogenesis exists in most mammalian species, including humans, in two main
areas: the subventricular zone (new cells migrate to the olfactory bulbs) and the dentate …

The allostatic load model proposed by McEwen and Stellar refers to the wear and tear that
the body experiences due to the repeated use of adaptive responses to stress, as well as the …

Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide with an impressive variety of physiological functions. Among
them, the 'prosocial'effects have been discussed in several recent reviews, but the direct …