Trajectories of Mother-Infant Communication: An Experiential Measure of the Impacts of Early Life Adversity.

ABSTRACT: Caretaking stability in the early life environment supports neurobehavioral development, while instability and neglect constitute adverse environments that can alter maturational processes. Research in humans suggests that different types of early life adversity (ELA) can have differential effects on caretaker relationships and later cognitive and social development; however, identifying mechanistic underpinnings will require animal models with translational validity. Two common rodent models, maternal separation (MS) and limited bedding (LB), influence the mother-infant relationship during a critical window of development. We hypothesized that these paradigms may affect the development of communication strategies on the part of the pup. Ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) are a care-eliciting

SUBMITTER: Granata L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928287 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature