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Indiscriminate amygdala response to mothers and strangers after early maternal deprivation.

Olsavsky AK; Telzer EH; Shapiro M; Humphreys KL; Flannery J; Goff B; Tottenham N;
Biological psychiatry. 2013-Dec-1; 74(853-60):11
 
In altricial species, maternal stimuli have powerful effects on amygdala development and attachment-related behaviors. In humans, maternal deprivation has been associated with both "indiscriminate friendliness" toward non-caregiving adults and altered amygdala development. We hypothesized that maternal deprivation would be associated with reduced amygdala discrimination between mothers and strangers and increased parent report of indiscriminate friendliness behaviors.
 
PMID: 23810622    doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.05.025
 

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