Maternal Neglect: Oxytocin, Dopamine and the Neurobiology of Attachment

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Neuroendocrinology, October 2011

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3319675/

User Acheloma, in the newborns subreddit, 04 Aug 2026

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3319675/

I'm not proving your point and I strongly disagree with...

User rocketshipray, in the Outlander subreddit, 19 May 2026

I'm not proving your point and I strongly disagree with you. It's a perfectly reasonable explanation for her behavior. There…

I chose melatonin because it has indirect effect on mother...

User Adventurous_Pop_7688, in the AcharyaPrashant_AP subreddit, 04 Feb 2026

I chose melatonin because it has indirect effect on mother and child bonding. But yeah not directly though. Maternal Neglect…

In 4625, “addiction” to pregnancy is engineered rather than accidental

User dojol, in the gew subreddit, 29 Dec 2025

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