A5019433349- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Infant Health and Development
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
Bar-Ilan University
2016-2025
Technical University of Munich
2024
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2007-2022
Johns Hopkins University
1988-2022
Sheba Medical Center
1995-2022
Tel Aviv University
1995-2022
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2022
Australian Sports Commission
2018
Brain (Germany)
2016-2017
Columbia University
2000-2003
Although research on the neurobiological foundation of social affiliation has implicated neuropeptide oxytocin in processes maternal bonding mammals, there is little evidence to support such links humans. Plasma and cortisol 62 pregnant women were sampled during first trimester, last postpartum month. Oxytocin was assayed using enzyme immunoassay, free calculated. After infants born, their interactions with mothers observed, interviewed regarding infant-related thoughts behaviors. stable...
To examine whether the kangaroo care (KC) intervention in premature infants affects parent-child interactions and infant development.Seventy-three preterm who received KC neonatal intensive unit were matched with 73 control standard incubator for birth weight, gestational age (GA), medical severity, demographics. At 37 weeks' GA, mother-infant interaction, maternal depression, mother perceptions examined. 3 months' corrected age, temperament, paternal sensitivity, home environment (with Home...
This study examines the association between adult attachment style and way people reacted to Iraqi missile attack on Israel during Gulf War. One hundred forty Israeli students were interviewed 2 weeks after war classified according their (secure, avoidant, or ambivalent) residence area (dangerous vs. less dangerous). Ambivalent reported more distress than secure people. Avoidant persons higher levels of somatization, hostility, trauma-related avoidance persons. These results characterized Ss...
Attachment has generally been examined from the infant's perspective. We focused on mothers' post-partum thoughts and behaviors. Guided by an ethological approach, maternal bonding was under conditions of proximity, separation, potential loss. Ninety-one mothers were interviewed: full-term infants who maintained continuous proximity to infant, healthy premature separated very low birthweight experienced loss prolonged separation. Mothers term reported medium-to-high levels preoccupations...
Since tenascin may influence neuronal cell development, we studied its expression pattern using immunocytochemistry, in situ hybridization, Northern blot analysis, and immunochemistry the developing adult mouse cerebellar cortex. Tenascin immunoreactivity was detectable all layers of In external granular layer, only radially oriented processes Golgi epithelial cells were immunoreactive, whereas densely packed bodies immunonegative. hardly at contact sites between migrating granule cells....
The effect of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo care, or KC) on self-regulatory processes premature infants was studied. Seventy-three who received KC were compared with 73 matched for birth weight, gestational age, medical risk, and family demographics. State organization measured in 10-s epochs over 4 hr before again at term. No differences between controls found KC. At term, showed more mature state distribution organized sleep-wake cyclicity. 3 months, had higher thresholds to...
Abstract Despite extensive research on the involvement of oxytocin (OT) in mammalian bonding, less is known about its role human social affiliation across life cycle. Forty‐five romantically unattached young adults participated. Plasma and salivary cortisol were assessed using enzyme immuno‐assay, self‐report measures attachment, anxiety, depression collected. Oxytocin was associated with bonding to own parents inversely related psychological distress, particularly depressive symptoms....
The provision of maternal-infant body contact during a period maternal separation was examined for its effects on parent-infant and triadic interactions. Participants were 146 three-month-old preterm infants their parents, half whom received skin-to-skin contact, or kangaroo care (KC), in the neonatal nursery. Global relational style micro-patterns proximity touch coded. Following KC, mothers fathers more sensitive less intrusive, showed negative affect, family cohesive. Among KC families,...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Accumulating evidence suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) may be an effective and safe anxiolytic agent potentially also antidepressant. <b><i>Aim:</i></b> The objective of this study was to further examine these properties CBD using the ‘depressive-like' Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat, focusing on drug's effect anhedonia-like behaviors. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Forty-eight WKY 48 control Wistar adult male...
The hypothesis that endogenous cholecystokinin (CCK) released from the small intestine during feeding causes satiety was tested in rat pups, 9 to 12 days old. Intragastric administration of soybean trypsin inhibitor, a procedure releases CCK intestine, decreased subsequent intake test meal. This effect reversed by prior treatment with MK-329, selective antagonist at alimentary-type (CCK-A) receptors. Thus, endogenous, intestinal can cause neonatal and this involves CCK-A
This study aimed to determine whether epigenetic malprogramming induced by high-fat diet (HFD) has an obesogenic effect on nonmated and mated female rats their offspring. Further, it reprogram offspring's phenotype providing normal after weaning. Body weight (BW) was measured, plasma hypothalamic arcuate nuclei were collected for analysis of hormones, mRNA, DNA CpG methylation the promoter Pomc, a key factor in control food intake. In females, HFD decreased Pomc/leptin ratio ~38%. finding...
Abstract Sexual dimorphisms are responsible for profound metabolic differences in health and behavior. Whether males females react differently to environmental cues, such as solar ultraviolet (UV) exposure, is unknown. Here we show that exposure induces food-seeking behavior, food intake, behavior intake men, but not women, through epidemiological evidence of approximately 3,000 individuals throughout the year. In mice, UVB leads increased weight gain, with a sexual dimorphism towards males....