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| Chapter title |
Affective, cognitive, and motivational processes of maternal care.
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 10 |
| Book title |
Perinatal Programming of Neurodevelopment
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| Published in |
Advances in neurobiology, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-1372-5_10 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-1371-8, 978-1-4939-1372-5
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| Authors |
Mariana Pereira, Annabel Ferreira |
| Editors |
Marta C. Antonelli |
| Abstract |
The present chapter reviews current knowledge of the neurobiology of maternal behavior in mammals. In the first section, we present existing information of the affective, motivational, and cognitive processes that characterize maternal behavior, primarily discussing research findings in rats and humans, because most of the work on the neurobiological basis of this behavior has been done in these species. The second section outlines the maternal neural circuitry, with a special emphasis on the mechanisms that underlie the affective, motivational, and cognitive processes of motherhood. Finally, we summarize some of the main themes raised in the chapter and issues yet to be explored. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 8 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 8 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 50% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 25% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 1 | 13% |
| Librarian | 1 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 25% |
| Psychology | 2 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 13% |