maternal care

The Columbia University neuroscientist researches the biology behind some of our most human experiences, including building family relationships. 

Interspecies adoptions are rare, but it’s not the first time this population of dolphins in French Polynesia has attempted it.

Maternal care for the fish alters the structure of their developing heads.

Without access to their mothers’ milk, Toxeus magnus offspring die within the first 10 days of life.

Scandinavian mother bears gain a survival advantage by weaning their babies later than normal, analysis of a 30-year dataset suggests.

Mice who get less attention from their mothers have more copies of a common retrotransposon in the genomes of their hippocampal neurons.

These mothers and babies keep each other in their left visual fields during maternal care, which aids right-hemisphere processing. 

Researchers find consistent behaviors and brain activity in an international study.

Scientists think these apes switch to breastfeeding during periods of food scarcity.

The hormone activates neurons that trigger female mice to respond to the distress calls of lost pups.

Deep-sea octopus has the longest-known brooding period known for any animal species.

Researchers reveal a group of neurons in the mouse brain that mediate a male’s instincts to either eat or nurture pups.