Neurobiology of infant processing of the parent and trauma

titleNeurobiology of infant processing of the parent and trauma
start_date2024/10/25
schedule11h
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location_infosalle de conférence Albe-Fessard
summaryChildren, and other altricial species, require parental care for survival and bi-directional attachment provides a social framework for this care. For infants, this is a robust system where survival is dependent upon quickly learning the attachment figure and emitting prosocial behaviors that elicit caregiving. Using infant rodent specific attachment to the mother, we present data that aligns with human responsiveness to parents to define networks and circuits. Attachment learning and attachment expression have distinct circuits and we will focus on how the attachment expression circuit in nurturing and maltreatment relationships. While the major effects of maltreatment are delayed until later life, we will describe subtle markers in early life associated with using the parent as a safety signal related to the dopamine-amygdala circuit.
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