The use of addictive drugs can have profound short-and long-term consequences on social
behaviors. Similarly, social experiences and the presence or absence of social attachments …

Four lines of evidence suggest a plausible link between prenatal cocaine exposure (CE)
and specific effects on the mechanisms subserving arousal and attention regulation in …

Plasma cortisol, prolactin, oestrogen, progesterone, thyroxine, thyrotrophin (TSH) were
collected from 23 pregnant, 70 postpartum women at 7 days postpartum, and 38 non-gravid …

This set of experiments investigated the appetitive or motivational processes underlying the
performance of maternal behavior. The place preference paradigm was adapted to …

Maternal cocaine addiction is a significant public health issue particularly affecting children,
with high rates of reported abuse, neglect, and foster care placement. This review examines …

Oxytocin probably plays a role as a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator in the hippocampus of
the rat. Oxytocin binding sites are present in the subiculum and CA1 region and oxytocin can …

Cocaine use has been associated with a number of psychiatric disturbances, and an
emerging literature attests to its ability to enhance anxiety-like behaviors in animal models …

Drug abuse during pregnancy is a growing problem in all developed countries all over the
world. The drugs easily cross the placental barrier into the fetal body and are present also in …

Operant responding on a progressive ratio (PR) schedule for intravenous cocaine as well as
sucrose reinforcement was examined in female rats throughout the reproductive process …

The effects of different peripheral doses of four dopamine (DA) receptor antagonists on
general activity and maternal behavior were examined in lactating female rats …