Female tactile cues maximize paternal behavior in prairie voles

Simoncelli, Lisa A.; Delevan, Christine J.; Al-Naimi, Omar Ali S.; Bamshad, Maryam

doi:10.1007/s00265-010-0903-6

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“…The cerebral cortex of voles is not well studied, but electrophysiological mappings shows a relatively expanded representation of the perioral region in the rostral somatosensory cortex (Campi et al, 2007). AADC-ir cells in and near the prairie vole somatosensory cortex may be associated with their high propensity for physical contact, the establishment and maintenance of pairbonds (DeVries and Carter, 1999), and the ability of tactile contact with mates to facilitate parenting behaviors (Simoncelli et al, 2010). Any functional significance of AADC-ir cells in the medial septum is unknown, but vasopressin or its V1a receptor antagonist infused at the border of the medial and lateral septum produce opposite effects on parental and pairbonding behaviors in male prairie voles (Liu et al, 2001;Wang et al, 1994), and relevant interactions between septal vasopressin fibers and AADC-containing cells in prairie voles may eventually be demonstrated (e.g., Ishida et al, 2002;Jaeger et al, 1983;Kontostavlaki et al, 2006).…”

Section: Aadc-ir Cells Outside Traditional Catecholamine-synthesizingmentioning

confidence: 99%

l-Amino acid decarboxylase- and tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive cells in the extended olfactory amygdala and elsewhere in the adult prairie vole brain

Ahmed

Northcutt

Lonstein

2012

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

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Section: Aadc-ir Cells Outside Traditional Catecholamine-synthesizingmentioning

confidence: 99%

l-Amino acid decarboxylase- and tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive cells in the extended olfactory amygdala and elsewhere in the adult prairie vole brain

Ahmed

Northcutt

Lonstein

2012

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

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“…In addition to odours from pups, chemosensory cues from a male's mate are important for the onset of paternal care in biparental rodents; however, the timing of this effect varies. In prairie voles, exposure to the mate's odour reduced males' latency to approach pups beginning soon after copulation 92 . In male California mice ( Peromyscus californicus ), the transition from displaying indifference/infanticide to paternal behaviour was dependent on exposure to volatile elements of their mate's urine and, after the birth of the first litter, continued exposure to the mate's urine was essential for maintenance of paternal behaviour 93–95 .…”

Section: Plasticity In the Olfactory Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In prairie voles, exposure to the mate's odour reduced males' latency to approach pups beginning soon after copulation. 92 In male California mice (Peromyscus californicus), the transition from displaying indifference/ infanticide to paternal behaviour was dependent on exposure to volatile elements of their mate's urine and, after the birth of the first litter, continued exposure to the mate's urine was essential for maintenance of paternal behaviour. [93][94][95] In male Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus), however, olfactory cues alone are not sufficient to facilitate the onset of paternal care: physical contact with the mate is also essential in this species.…”

Section: Olfaction and Parental Behaviour In Fathersmentioning

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The parental umwelt: Effects of parenthood on sensory processing in rodents

Wilson

Arquilla

Saltzman

2023

J Neuroendocrinology

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An animal's umwelt, comprising its perception of the sensory environment, which is inherently subjective, can change across the lifespan in accordance with major life events. In mammals, the onset of motherhood, in particular, is associated with a neural and sensory plasticity that alters a mother's detection and use of sensory information such as infant‐related sensory stimuli. Although the literature surrounding mammalian mothers is well established, very few studies have addressed the effects of parenthood on sensory plasticity in mammalian fathers. In this review, we summarize the major findings on the effects of parenthood on behavioural and neural responses to sensory stimuli from pups in rodent mothers, with a focus on the olfactory, auditory, and somatosensory systems, as well as multisensory integration. We also review the available literature on sensory plasticity in rodent fathers. Finally, we discuss the importance of sensory plasticity for effective parental care, hormonal modulation of plasticity, and an exploration of temporal, ecological, and life‐history considerations of sensory plasticity associated with parenthood. The changes in processing and/or perception of sensory stimuli associated with the onset of parental care may have both transient and long‐lasting effects on parental behaviour and cognition in both mothers and fathers; as such, several promising areas of study, such as on the molecular/genetic, neurochemical, and experiential underpinnings of parenthood‐related sensory plasticity, as well as determinants of interspecific variation, remain potential avenues for further exploration.

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“…Physical contact can promote paternal care in both rodent and human fathers. In prairie voles, males that have direct physical contact with their mate spend more time in contact with experimentally presented pups, compared to males that receive only distal cues from their mate (Simoncelli et al 2010). Similarly, in Mongolian gerbils, inhibition of infanticide prior to the birth of a male's first litter appears to be largely dependent upon physical (and possibly visual) contact with the mate (Elwood and Ostermeyer 1984).…”

Section: Somatosensationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Neural Regulation of Paternal Behavior in Mammals: Sensory, Neuroendocrine, and Experiential Influences on the Paternal Brain

Horrell

Hickmott

Saltzman

2018

Neuroendocrine Regulation of Behavior

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Across the animal kingdom, parents in many species devote extraordinary effort toward caring for offspring, often risking their lives and exhausting limited resources. Understanding how the brain orchestrates parental care, biasing effort over the many competing demands, is an important topic in social neuroscience. In mammals, maternal care is necessary for offspring survival and is largely mediated by changes in hormones and neuropeptides that fluctuate massively during pregnancy, parturition, and lactation (e.g., progesterone, estradiol, oxytocin, and prolactin). In the relatively small number of mammalian species in which parental care by fathers enhances offspring survival and development, males also undergo endocrine changes concurrent with birth of their offspring, but on a smaller scale than females. Thus, fathers additionally rely on sensory signals from their mates, environment, and/or offspring to orchestrate paternal behavior. Males can engage in a variety of infant-directed behaviors that range from infanticide to avoidance to care; in many species, males can display all three behaviors in their lifetime. The neural plasticity that underlies such stark changes in behavior is not well understood. In this chapter we summarize current data on the neural circuitry that has been proposed to underlie paternal care in mammals, as well as sensory, neuroendocrine, and experiential influences on paternal behavior and on the underlying circuitry. We highlight some of the gaps in our current knowledge of this system and propose future directions that will enable the development of a more comprehensive understanding of the proximate control of parenting by fathers.

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Female tactile cues maximize paternal behavior in prairie voles

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

l-Amino acid decarboxylase- and tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive cells in the extended olfactory amygdala and elsewhere in the adult prairie vole brain

l-Amino acid decarboxylase- and tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive cells in the extended olfactory amygdala and elsewhere in the adult prairie vole brain

The parental umwelt: Effects of parenthood on sensory processing in rodents

Neural Regulation of Paternal Behavior in Mammals: Sensory, Neuroendocrine, and Experiential Influences on the Paternal Brain

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