Joseph S. Lonstein

Forebrain expression of c-fos due to active maternal behaviour in lactating rats

Joseph S. Lonstein, Danielle A. Simmons, Jennifer M. Swann et al. · Neuroscience · 1997 · 241 citations

Animal Physiology, Forebrain Expression, Molecular Neuroscience +13

Role of the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray in Maternal Nurturance and Aggression:<i>c-fos</i>and Electrolytic Lesion Studies in Lactating Rats

Joseph S. Lonstein, Judith M. Stern · Journal of Neuroscience · 1997 · 182 citations · Full text

Maternal Nurturance, Neuroendocrinology, Nursing Posture +18

Site and behavioral specificity of periaqueductal gray lesions on postpartum sexual, maternal, and aggressive behaviors in rats

Joseph S. Lonstein, Judith M. Stern · Brain Research · 1998 · 151 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Specificity, Neuroanatomy +7

Reduced anxiety in postpartum rats requires recent physical interactions with pups, but is independent of suckling and peripheral sources of hormones

Joseph S. Lonstein · Hormones and Behavior · 2005 · 147 citations

Stress Hormone, Behavioral Neuroscience, Medicine +13

Maternal behaviour in lactating rats stimulates c-fos in glutamate decarboxylase-synthesizing neurons of the medial preoptic area, ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and ventrocaudal periaqueductal gray

Joseph S. Lonstein, Geert J. De Vries · Neuroscience · 2000 · 114 citations

Ventral Bed Nucleus, Neurobiological Mechanism, Behavioral Neuroscience +13