Plasticity of the parental brain

IF 5.6 2区医学 Q1 NEUROSCIENCES

Current Opinion in Neurobiology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-24 DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2025.103129

Basma Fatima Anwar Husain, Johannes Kohl

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Abstract

Parental behavior, like other instinctive behaviors, must strike a delicate balance between robustness and flexibility to ensure offspring survival in dynamic environments. While core features of parenting are genetically programmed, they can be modulated by the hormonal changes accompanying pregnancy and parturition, as well as by social experience. How such behavioral flexibility arises from plasticity within the underlying neural circuits is a topic of intense investigation. In this review, we summarize recent advances in understanding the multi-level plasticity of the parental brain in both males and females. We highlight emerging principles of hormone- and experience-driven circuit remodeling and discuss key challenges and opportunities for future research in this rapidly evolving field.

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父母大脑的可塑性

父母的行为，像其他本能行为一样，必须在健壮性和灵活性之间取得微妙的平衡，以确保后代在动态环境中生存。虽然养育子女的核心特征是由基因决定的，但它们可以通过伴随怀孕和分娩的荷尔蒙变化以及社会经验来调节。这种行为的灵活性是如何从潜在神经回路的可塑性中产生的，这是一个深入研究的话题。在这篇综述中，我们总结了近年来在理解亲代雄性和雌性大脑的多层次可塑性方面的进展。我们强调了激素和经验驱动的电路重塑的新原理，并讨论了在这个快速发展的领域未来研究的关键挑战和机遇。

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来源期刊

Current Opinion in Neurobiology 医学-神经科学

CiteScore

11.10

自引率

1.80%

发文量

130

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Current Opinion in Neurobiology publishes short annotated reviews by leading experts on recent developments in the field of neurobiology. These experts write short reviews describing recent discoveries in this field (in the past 2-5 years), as well as highlighting select individual papers of particular significance. The journal is thus an important resource allowing researchers and educators to quickly gain an overview and rich understanding of complex and current issues in the field of Neurobiology. The journal takes a unique and valuable approach in focusing each special issue around a topic of scientific and/or societal interest, and then bringing together leading international experts studying that topic, embracing diverse methodologies and perspectives. Journal Content: The journal consists of 6 issues per year, covering 8 recurring topics every other year in the following categories: -Neurobiology of Disease- Neurobiology of Behavior- Cellular Neuroscience- Systems Neuroscience- Developmental Neuroscience- Neurobiology of Learning and Plasticity- Molecular Neuroscience- Computational Neuroscience