Erratic Maternal Care Induces Avoidant-Like Attachment Deficits in a Mouse Model of Early Life Adversity
Zoë A. MacDowell Kaswan, Christian Andrew Bowers, Ivan Teplyakov, Ayna Sibtain, Jose Munoz-Martin, Sahabuddin Ahmed, Lily Kaffman, Lauryn Giuliano, Marcelo O. Dietrich, Arie Kaffman
This study investigates how erratic maternal care in mice affects attachment-like behavior, finding avoidant-like deficits in some tests but not others.
eNeuro · Oct 27, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience