The maternal brain

Sci Am. 2006 Jan;294(1):72-9. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0106-72.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / anatomy & histology*
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Cerebral Cortex / anatomy & histology
  • Cerebral Cortex / physiology
  • Cognition / physiology
  • Endorphins / physiology
  • Estrogens / physiology
  • Female
  • Hippocampus / anatomy & histology
  • Hippocampus / physiology
  • Hormones / physiology
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / physiology
  • Male
  • Maternal Behavior / physiology*
  • Ovary / physiology
  • Oxytocin / physiology
  • Pituitary Gland / physiology
  • Placenta / physiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Progesterone / physiology
  • Prolactin / physiology
  • Sensation

Substances

  • Endorphins
  • Estrogens
  • Hormones
  • Progesterone
  • Oxytocin
  • Prolactin
  • Hydrocortisone