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Brain substrates of infant-mother attachment: contributions of opioids, oxytocin, and norepinephrine.

Nelson, Eric E, Panksepp, Jaak·1998·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
DOI 10.1016/s0149-7634(97)00052-3
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The aim of this paper is to review recent work concerning the psychobiological substrates of social bonding, focusing on the literature attributed to opioids, oxytocin and norepinephrine in rats. Existing evidence and thinking about the biological foundations of attachment in young mammalian species and the neurobiology of several other affiliative behaviors including maternal behavior, sexual behavior and social memory is reviewed. We postulate the existence of social motivation circuitry which is common to all mammals and consistent across development. Oxytocin, vasopressin, endogenous opioids and catecholamines appear to participate in a wide variety of affiliative behaviors and are likely to be important components in this circuitry. It is proposed that these same neurochemical and neuroanatomical patterns will emerge as key substrates in the neurobiology of infant attachments to their caregivers.

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Authors
Nelson, E. E., & Panksepp, J.
Affiliations
  • Indiana University Bloomington (US)
  • Bowling Green State University (US)
Corresponding author
Nelson, Eric E
ORCID
Nelson, Eric E
Venue
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1998-05
Volume
22
Issue
3
Pages
437-452
ISSN
0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0149-7634(97)00052-3
OpenAlex
W1981657115
Cited by
688
References
207
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FWCI
3.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Keywords
infant-mother attachment, social bonding, oxytocin, endogenous opioids, norepinephrine, vasopressin, catecholamines, maternal behavior, affiliative behavior, social memory, sexual behavior, neurobiology of attachment, rats
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Brain Chemistry, Humans, Mother-Child Relations, Norepinephrine, Oxytocin, Opioid Peptides, Rats

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