Greetings All,  

This first paper discusses several studies on oxytocin reducing fear in new motherhood, and cites a new study also shared below by Menon et al. 

Title:  Behavior: Oxytocin Promotes Fearless Motherhood

Authors:  Lior Cohen, Mouna Maroun, and Shlomo Wagner from the University of Haifa, Israel

"In mammals, lactating mothers show reduced fear and anxiety. A new study reveals the way by which the
lactation-inducing neuropeptide oxytocin attenuates social fear in lactating female mice by inhibiting
activity in a single brain area."

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.063


The new study referenced above by Menon et al. is from researchers in Germany and Japan:

Title:  Oxytocin Signaling in the Lateral Septum Prevents Social Fear during Lactation

Authors:  Menon R, Grund T, Zoicas I, Althammer F, Fiedler D, Biermeier V, Bosch OJ, Hiraoka Y, Nishimori K, Eliava M, Grinevich V, Neumann ID

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)30229-X


With best regards,

Debbie

Debra Swank, RN BSN IBCLC
Director, MoreThanReflexes Education
Ocala, Florida USA
http://www.morethanreflexes.org

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