58. Maternal Affect and Mother-Offspring Dynamics

In this episode of Mommy Brain Revisited, I’m joined by Dr. Mariana Pereira, an Associate Professor at UMass. We dive into the maternal affective state and mother-offspring interactions in an animal model of depressive-like behavior. We also talk about dopamine, maternal mental health and treatment strategies. Tune in for a fascinating conversation on brain changes with maternal mood! For more about Dr Pereira's research, see here. Here is a direct link to the study we talk about. Tuncali, I., Sorial, N., Torr, K. et al. Positive maternal affect during mother–litter interaction is reduced in new mother rats exhibiting a depression-like phenotype. Sci Rep 13 , 6552 (2023).

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58. Maternal Affect and Mother-Offspring Dynamics is an episode from Mommy Brain Revisited by Dr. Jodi Pawluski.

This episode is 00:34:11 long.

This episode was published on Aug 8, 2025.

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