Genetic and environmental factors in the intergenerational transmission of maternal care in rhesus macaques: Preliminary findings.

ABSTRACT: Early life experiences reorganize the brain and behavior of the developing infant, often with lifelong consequences. There is perhaps no more potent developmental influence than the quality of parental care: it is an experience common to all mammals, and its effects have been observed across species. The effects of parental care can be particularly difficult to abolish, as levels of care are often perpetuated across generations. However, genetic relatedness between parents can obscure the true mechanism of transgenerational cycles of parental care, because in intact families, genes, and environment are confounded. We examined the transmission of maternal care quality in biologically reared (n = 21) and cross fostered (n = 6) female rhesus monkeys. Interactions between female infant subject

SUBMITTER: Kinnally EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9044583 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature