Optoneurogenetic investigation of nucleus accumbens circuits mediating maternal behavior in the rat

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Variations in maternal care profoundly influence phenotypic development in the offspring. The quality of mother-offspring interactions is linked to maternal emotional well being. Nevertheless we have little understanding of the neurobiological responses to the demands of reproduction in females and their effects on maternal care. Despite an astounding physiological challenge and reproductive imperative, the mammalian female maintains a dampened level of stress reactivity, a sustained focus on the care of the offspring and the ability to respond to her own, considerable metabolic demands. The lactating female mammal thus provides a natural model of stress resilience.