The neurobiology of attachment

By Thomas R. Insel, L. Young. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2001

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Subfields: Social Psychology

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1. Peter Fonagy
2. M. Heinrichs
3. Ruth Feldman
4. L. Young
5. G. Domes
6. Ernst Fehr
7. M. Del Giudice
8. René Riedl

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• A developmental, mentalization-based approach to the understanding and treatment of borderline personality disorder (2009, background): “For instance, oxytocin and vasopressin have been shown to inhibit aversion of both female and male rodents to infant pups, as well as leading to a number of affiliative behaviors, including caregiving behavior (Insel & Young, 2001).”
• The juvenile transition: A developmental switch point in human life history (2009, positive): “Indeed, adult romantic relationships are (at least in part) attachment relationships, and their dynamics and neural substrates show considerable overlap (e.g., Carter, 1998; Feeney, 1999; Ha-zan & Zeifman, 1999; Insel & Young, 2001; Pedersen et al., 2005).”
• The neurobiology of pair bonding (2004, positive): “One group of species in particular, voles in the genus Microtus , has emerged as a valuable tool for investigating the neurobiological mechanisms of pair-bond formatio”
• Adult attachment predicts maternal brain and oxytocin response to infant cues (2009, methodology): “…oxytocin; reward; functional MRI; striatum; insula; maternal INTRODUCTION The attachment relationship between infants and their caregivers is critical for human development, ensuring infant survival and optimal social, emotional and cognitive development (Insel and Young, 2001; Sroufe et al, 2005).”
• Oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and stress reactivity in humans (2009, background): “Indeed, injections of oxytocin increase prosocial behaviors in a variety of species, including primates, voles, rats, and sheep (7).”
• Plasticity of Cortical Excitatory-Inhibitory Balance (2015, background): “Peripheral release of oxytocin via the pituitary gland is important for parturition and lactation, whereas central release has cognitive effects related to pair-bond formation (Bartz et al. 2011, Carter 1998, Dulac et al. 2014, Insel & Young 2001).”
• Discovering the neural basis of human social anxiety: a diagnostic and therapeutic imperative. (2004, background): “Preclinical studies have also suggested that specific genes may contribute to social behaviors (8).”
• Dendritic peptide release and peptide-dependent behaviours (2006, background): “Oxytocin and vasopressin secreted from the posterior pituitary regulate peripheral target organs ( Box 1 ), but these peptides also have many behavioural effect”