This narrative state-of-the-art review paper describes the progress in the understanding and
treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Over the last four decades, the scientific …

Emotion regulation, defined as the capacity to influence one's experience and expression of
emotion, is a complex skill now recognized to evolve throughout the lifetime. Here we …

Although interest in the neurobiology of parent–infant bonding is a century old,
neuroimaging of the human parental brain is recent. After summarizing current comparative …

Parents know the transformative nature of having and caring for a child. Among many
mammals, giving birth leads from an aversion to infant stimuli to irresistible attraction. Here …

Empathy—the ability to share the feelings of others—is fundamental to our emotional and
social lives. Previous human imaging studies focusing on empathy for others' pain have …

A conceptual model detailing the process of bio-behavioral synchrony between the online
physiological and behavioral responses of attachment partners during social contact is …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Early mother–infant relationships play
important roles in infants' optimal development. New mothers undergo neurobiological …

Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by profound social and verbal
communication deficits, stereotypical motor behaviors, restricted interests, and cognitive …

Studies of psychiatric disorders have traditionally focused on emotional symptoms such as
depression, anxiety and hallucinations. However, poorly controlled cognitive deficits are …

Objectives Social relationships throughout lifespan are critical for health and wellbeing.
Oxytocin, often called the 'hormone of attachment'has been suggested as playing an …