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Early maternal and paternal caregiving moderates the links between preschoolers' reactivity and regulation and maturation of the HPA‐immune axis

Eyal Abraham, Orna Zagoory‐Sharon, Ruth Feldman

Developmental Psychobiology > 63 > 5 > 1482 - 1498

While early caregiving and child's temperamental dispositions work in concert to shape social‐emotional outcomes, their unique and joint contribution to the maturation of the child's stress and immune systems remain unclear. We followed children longitudinally from infancy to preschool to address the buffering effect of early parenting on the link between temperamental dysregulation and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal...

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Maternal depression impacts child psychopathology across the first decade of life: Oxytocin and synchrony as markers of resilience

Avital Priel, Amir Djalovski, Orna Zagoory‐Sharon, Ruth Feldman

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 60 > 1 > 30 - 42

Background While maternal depression is known to carry long‐term negative consequences for offspring, very few studies followed children longitudinally to address markers of resilience in the context of maternal depression. We focused on oxytocin (OT) and mother–child synchrony – the biological and behavioral arms of the neurobiology of affiliation – as correlates of resilience among children of...

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Maternal depression alters stress and immune biomarkers in mother and child

Adi Ulmer‐Yaniv, Amir Djalovski, Avital Priel, Orna Zagoory‐Sharon, more

Depression and Anxiety > 35 > 12 > 1145 - 1157

Background Exposure to maternal depression bears long‐term negative consequences for children's well‐being. Yet, no study has tested the joint contribution of maternal and child's hypothalamic pituitary axis and immune systems in mediating the effects of maternal depression on child psychopathology. Methods We followed a birth cohort over‐represented for maternal depression from birth to 10 years...

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HPA axis linkage in parent–child dyads: Effects of parent sex, autism spectrum diagnosis, and dyadic relationship behavior

Darby E. Saxbe, Ofer Golan, Sharon Ostfeld‐Etzion, Yael Hirschler‐Guttenberg, more

Developmental Psychobiology > 59 > 6 > 776 - 786

Families of preschoolers participated in two dyadic home visits, once with mother (56 dyads) and once with father (59 dyads). Each member of the dyad provided three cortisol samples and participated in several interaction tasks that were behaviorally coded. Approximately half of the children had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), whereas half were typically developing (TD). In a...

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Testosterone, oxytocin, and the development of human parental care

Ilanit Gordon, Maayan Pratt, Katharina Bergunde, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, more

Hormones and Behavior > 2017 > 93 > C > 184-192

The steroid testosterone (T) and neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) have each been implicated in the development of parental care in humans and animals, yet very little research addressed the interaction between these hormones at the transition to parenthood in mothers and fathers. One hundred and sixty mothers and fathers (80 couples) were visited 1 and 6months after the birth of their first child, plasma...

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Mother-child adrenocortical synchrony; Moderation by dyadic relational behavior

Maayan Pratt, Yael Apter-Levi, Adam Vakart, Yaniv Kanat-Maymon, more

Hormones and Behavior > 2017 > 89 > C > 167-175

Mother-child adrenocortical synchrony, the coupling of cortisol (CT) secretion in mother and child, has been associated with shared parent-child experiences and maladaptive familial contexts. Yet, few studies tested adrenocortical synchrony in diurnal CT patterns. Guided by the bio-behavioral synchrony model, we examined whether mother-child relational behavior and maternal psychopathology may moderate...

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Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior

Eli R. Lebowitz, Wendy K. Silverman, Alyssa M. Martino, Orna Zagoory‐Sharon, more

Depression and Anxiety > 34 > 2 > 127 - 136

Background Anxiety disorders are common in youth and cause significant distress and impairment to the individual and family. Oxytocin (OT), a nine amino acid peptide, is implicated in anxiety regulation and modulation of close interpersonal and attachment behavior. Anxiety disorders have been linked to low levels of salivary OT in youth. Research has also linked oxytocinergic functioning to social...

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Dynamics of Non-Verbal Vocalizations and Hormones during Father-Infant Interaction

Omri Weisman, Mohamed Chetouani, Catherine Saint-Georges, Nadege Bourvis, more

IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing > 2016 > 7 > 4 > 337 - 345

Although researchers have established the roles of oxytocin (OT) in promoting affiliative bonds and cortisol (CT) in adapting to stress, the investigation of their interplay with non-verbal behaviors has only recently begun. In this study, we employed social signal-processing techniques to investigate relationships between non-verbal features: infant and father vocalizations, infant-directed speech,...

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Affiliation, reward, and immune biomarkers coalesce to support social synchrony during periods of bond formation in humans

Adi Ulmer-Yaniv, Ronit Avitsur, Yaniv Kanat-Maymon, Inna Schneiderman, more

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity > 2016 > 56 > C > 130-139

Social bonds are critical for survival and adaptation and periods of bond formation involve reorganization of neurobiological systems as mediated by social behavior. Theoretical accounts and animal studies suggest similarity between parent–infant and pair bonding, a hypothesis not yet directly tested in humans. In this study, we recruited three groups of human adults (N=189); parents who had their...

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Prior exposure to extreme pain alters neural response to pain in others

Moranne Eidelman-Rothman, Abraham Goldstein, Omri Weisman, Inna Schneiderman, more

Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience > 2016 > 16 > 4 > 662-671

In the extant literature examining the brain mechanisms implicated in pain perception, researchers have theorized that the overlapping responses to pain in the self and in others mark the human capacity for empathy. Here we investigated how prior exposure to extreme pain affects pain perception, by assessing the dynamics of pain processing in veterans who were previously exposed to severe injury....

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Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation

Eli R. Lebowitz, James F. Leckman, Ruth Feldman, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, more

Psychoneuroendocrinology > 2016 > 65 > C > 35-43

Clinical anxiety disorders in youth are common and associated with interpersonal behaviors including reliance on parents for family accommodation, or changes that parents make to their own behaviors to help the youth avoid anxiety related distress. The neuropeptide oxytocin is associated with the regulation of anxiety and of close interpersonal behavior leading to the hypothesis that oxytocinergic...

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Maternal depression across the first years of life compromises child psychosocial adjustment; relations to child HPA-axis functioning

Yael Apter-Levi, Maayan Pratt, Adam Vakart, Michal Feldman, more

Psychoneuroendocrinology > 2016 > 64 > C > 47-56

Maternal depression across the first years of life negatively impacts children’s development. One pathway of vulnerability may involve functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. We utilize a community cohort of 1983 women with no comorbid risk repeatedly assessed for depression from birth to six years to form two groups; chronically depressed (N=40) and non-depressed (N=91) women...

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Oxytocin selectively modulates brain response to stimuli probing social synchrony

Jonathan Levy, Abraham Goldstein, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, Omri Weisman, more

NeuroImage > 2016 > 124 > PA > 923-930

The capacity to act collectively within groups has led to the survival and thriving of Homo sapiens. A central group collaboration mechanism is “social synchrony,” the coordination of behavior during joint action among affiliative members, which intensifies under threat. Here, we tested brain response to vignettes depicting social synchrony among combat veterans trained for coordinated action and...

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MATERNAL DEPRESSION AND CHILD OXYTOCIN RESPONSE; MODERATION BY MATERNAL OXYTOCIN AND RELATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Maayan Pratt, Yael Apter‐Levi, Adam Vakart, Michal Feldman, more

Depression and Anxiety > 32 > 9 > 635 - 646

BackgroundMaternal postpartum depression (PPD) carries long‐term detrimental effects on children's well‐being, yet the mechanisms of transmission remain unclear. One possible pathway of vulnerability involves the oxytocinergic (OT) system, which is transferred from mother to child via sensitive caregiving and is disrupted in PPD. MethodA large birth cohort (N = 1983) of women were repeatedly assessed...

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Neuroendocrine and behavioral response to social rupture and repair in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders interacting with mother and father

Sharon Ostfeld-Etzion, Ofer Golan, Yael Hirschler-Guttenberg, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, more

Molecular Autism > 2015 > 6 > 1 > 1-13

Background Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit difficulties in handling social stress and utilizing efficient emotion regulation (ER) strategies to manage high arousal. While researchers called to assess ER in ASD, few studies utilized direct observations. We tested children’s behavioral and cortisol response to maternal and paternal unavailability and hypothesized that children...

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Oxytocin and vasopressin support distinct configurations of social synchrony

Yael Apter-Levi, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, Ruth Feldman

Brain Research > 2014 > 1580 > Complete > 124-132

Social synchrony – the coordination of behavior between interacting partners during social contact – is learned within the parent-infant bond and appears in a unique form in mothers and fathers. In this study, we examined hormonal effects of OT and AVP on maternal and paternal behavioral patterns and detail the processes of parent-infant social synchrony as they combine with hormonal activity. Participants...

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Early Stage Romantic Love is Associated with Reduced Daily Cortisol Production

Omri Weisman, Inna Schneiderman, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, Ruth Feldman

Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology > 2015 > 1 > 1 > 41-53

Early-stage romantic love constitutes a unique phase associated with distinct brain activations and neuro-hormonal processes that function to consolidate the affiliative bond. Little research addressed functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during this phase or tested the relationship between cortisol and interactive behavior in new lovers. The current study examined daily cortisol...

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Oxytocin administration, salivary testosterone, and father–infant social behavior

Omri Weisman, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, Ruth Feldman

Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry > 2014 > 49 > Complete > 47-52

The growing involvement of fathers in childcare is followed by an increased interest in the neurobiology of fatherhood; yet, experimental work on the neuroendocrine basis of paternal care in humans is limited. The steroid Testosterone (T) and the neuropeptide Oxytocin (OT) have each been implicated in complex social behavior including parenting. However, no study to date explored the interaction between...

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Oxytocin administration alters HPA reactivity in the context of parent–infant interaction

Omri Weisman, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, Ruth Feldman

European Neuropsychopharmacology > 2013 > 23 > 12 > 1724-1731

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) and the steroid cortisol (CT) have each been implicated in complex social behavior, including parenting, and one mechanism by which OT is thought to exert its pro-social effects is by attenuating hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) response to stress. Yet, no study to date has tested whether OT functions to reduce CT production in the context of the parent–infant attachment...

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Plasma oxytocin distributions in a large cohort of women and men and their gender-specific associations with anxiety

Omri Weisman, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, Inna Schneiderman, Ilanit Gordon, more

Psychoneuroendocrinology > 2013 > 38 > 5 > 694-701

Research has consistently addressed the relations between plasma oxytocin (OT) – a nonapeptide implicated in mammalian social bonding – and psychological distress, but the direction of the association remains unclear. Utilizing the largest sample of plasma OT to date (N=473), the current study had two goals. First, we described the distributions of plasma OT in women and men, and second, we examined...

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Search results for: Orna Zagoory‐Sharon

Early maternal and paternal caregiving moderates the links between preschoolers' reactivity and regulation and maturation of the HPA‐immune axis

Maternal depression impacts child psychopathology across the first decade of life: Oxytocin and synchrony as markers of resilience

Maternal depression alters stress and immune biomarkers in mother and child

HPA axis linkage in parent–child dyads: Effects of parent sex, autism spectrum diagnosis, and dyadic relationship behavior

Testosterone, oxytocin, and the development of human parental care

Mother-child adrenocortical synchrony; Moderation by dyadic relational behavior

Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior

Dynamics of Non-Verbal Vocalizations and Hormones during Father-Infant Interaction

Affiliation, reward, and immune biomarkers coalesce to support social synchrony during periods of bond formation in humans

Prior exposure to extreme pain alters neural response to pain in others

Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation

Maternal depression across the first years of life compromises child psychosocial adjustment; relations to child HPA-axis functioning

Oxytocin selectively modulates brain response to stimuli probing social synchrony

MATERNAL DEPRESSION AND CHILD OXYTOCIN RESPONSE; MODERATION BY MATERNAL OXYTOCIN AND RELATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Neuroendocrine and behavioral response to social rupture and repair in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders interacting with mother and father

Oxytocin and vasopressin support distinct configurations of social synchrony

Early Stage Romantic Love is Associated with Reduced Daily Cortisol Production

Oxytocin administration, salivary testosterone, and father–infant social behavior

Oxytocin administration alters HPA reactivity in the context of parent–infant interaction

Plasma oxytocin distributions in a large cohort of women and men and their gender-specific associations with anxiety

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