Publications by authors named "Eliana Ferreyra"
Article Synopsis
- Parenting experiences significantly impact neurodevelopment, with single-mother (SM) rearing linked to higher anxiety and alcohol consumption in adolescents compared to biparental (BP) environments.* -
- Research on infant mice revealed that while both SM and BP mice are similarly stimulated by alcohol, SM mice showed greater neural activation in anxiety-related brain regions.* -
- Adolescents from SM backgrounds are particularly responsive to alcohol's anxiety-reducing effects, suggesting that single-mother parenting may lead to heightened anxiety and sensitivity to alcohol.*
Rationale: Social attachment plays an important role in offspring development. Different parenting experiences during lactation may shape offspring behavior and later alcohol use.
Objectives: We tested the hypothesis that differential rearing conditions (single mother, SM or biparental, BP) in the non-monogamous C57BL/6J mice may affect (1) parental behavior during lactation, (2) adolescent behavior, and (3) adolescent initiation of alcohol drinking.