Neurobiology of Maternal Stress: Role of Social Rank and Central Oxytocin in Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Axis Modulation

Neurobiology of Maternal Stress: Role of Social Rank and Central Oxytocin in Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Axis Modulation

Background: Chronic stress may conceivably require plasticity of maternal physiology and behavior to cope with the conflicting primary demands of infant rearing and foraging for food. In addition, social rank may play a pivotal role in mandating divergent homeostatic adaptations in cohesive social...

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Main Authors: Jeremy D Coplan, Asif eKarim, Prakash eChandra, Garleen eSt. Germain, Chadi G Abdallah, Margaret eAltemus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
cortisol
early-life stress
Oxytocin (OT)
attachment security
variable foraging demand
Subordinate stress
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00100/full

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