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Maternal experience alters brain-wide representation of infant cries
Briana R. McRae, Dianne-Lee KD Ferguson, Kalei Swanier…·Bianca Jones Marlin
The paper shows maternal experience reshapes brain-wide neural responses to infant cries, enhancing efficiency and specialization through oxytocin-dependent circuits.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.26.734581