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Brain opioids and mother—infant social motivation
Abstract
Brain opioids were the first neurochemical system to be implicated in the elaboration of socialbonding processes. Although a variety of neurochemical systems help elaborate social rewards and specific social behaviors, the role of opioids in the control of maternal behavior remains controversial. Although a great deal of data indicate that intermediate doses of morphine can reduce maternal behavior, the evidence, taken together, suggests that endogeneous opioids promote the regulatory control of maternal behavior, probably by providing feedback concerning the satisfaction that can be had from indulging in various maternal behaviors. Thus opioid blockade with naltrexone can reduce maternal competence in animals, while at the same time increasing maternal motivation. Opiate blockade likewise appears to increase the social motivation of rat pups, but reduces the reinforcing quality of interaction with the mother, suggesting that opioids provide feedback concerning the pleasurable qualities of social interaction in both mothers and infants. The clinical implications of this knowledge are not straightforward, but they generally suggest that clinically deficient social bonding might be capable of being strengthened via manipulation of brain opioid systems.
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- Authors
- Panksepp, J., Nelson, E., & Siviy, S.
- Affiliations
- Bowling Green State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Panksepp, Jaak
- ORCID
- Nelson, Eric
- Venue
- Acta Paediatrica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1994-06
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
- s397
- Pages
- 40-46
- ISSN
- 0365-1436 (ISSN-L)
- 0803-5253
- 1651-2227
- OpenAlex
- W1997676465
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 0.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Paediatrica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (1r15hd030387-01)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1 R15 HD 30387-01)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- endogenous opioids, maternal behavior, social motivation, morphine, naltrexone, opioid blockade, maternal competence, social reward, neonatal rats
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Biofeedback, Psychology, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Maternal Behavior, Morphine, Mother-Child Relations, Motivation, Naltrexone, Object Attachment, Social Behavior
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