Behavior: Oxytocin Promotes Fearless Motherhood

Lior Cohen; Mouna Maroun; Shlomo Wagner

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.063

Behavior: Oxytocin Promotes Fearless Motherhood

Lior Cohen, Mouna Maroun, Shlomo Wagner

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In mammals, lactating mothers show reduced fear and anxiety. A new study reveals the way by which the lactation-inducing neuropeptide oxytocin attenuates social fear in lactating female mice by inhibiting activity in a single brain area. In mammals, lactating mothers show reduced fear and anxiety. A new study reveals the way by which the lactation-inducing neuropeptide oxytocin attenuates social fear in lactating female mice by inhibiting activity in a single brain area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R359-R361
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	28
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.063
State	Published - 23 Apr 2018

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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