The transition to motherhood: linking hormones, brain and behaviour

Camila Servin-Barthet, Magdalena Martínez-García, Clara Pretus, Maria Paternina-Pie, Anna Soler, Olha Khymenets, Óscar J. Pozo, Benedetta Leuner, Oscar Vilarroya*, Susana Carmona*

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We are witnessing a stark increase in scientific interest in the neurobiological processes associated with pregnancy and maternity. Convergent evidence suggests that around the time of labour, first-time mothers experience a specific pattern of neuroanatomical changes that are associated with maternal behaviour. Here we provide an overview of the human neurobiological adaptations of motherhood, focusing on the interplay between pregnancy-related steroid and peptide hormones, and neuroplasticity in the brain. We discuss which brain plasticity mechanisms might underlie the structural changes detected by MRI, which hormonal systems are likely to contribute to such neuroanatomical changes and how these brain mechanisms may be linked to maternal behaviour. This Review offers an overarching framework that can serve as a roadmap for future investigations.
Idioma originalAnglès
Pàgines (de-a)605-619
Nombre de pàgines15
RevistaNature Reviews Neuroscience
Volum24
Número10
DOIs
Estat de la publicacióPublicada - d’oct. 2023

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