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Maternal Fear Behavior

Maternal Fear Behavior is a psychological construct that denotes the specialized set of defensive responses exhibited by a mother in the presence of perceived threats to her offspring, distinguished from general fear behaviors by its adaptive, offspring-protective function within the context of parental care.

317

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18.8K

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921

Authors

364

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2017–2026

39

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Publications

317

Infant Vocalization, Adult Aggression, and Fear Behavior of an Oxytocin Null Mutant Mouse

James T. Winslow, Elizabeth F. Hearn, Jennifer N. Ferguson et al. · Hormones and Behavior · 2000 · 352 citations

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Mother knows best: effects of maternal modelling on the acquisition of fear and avoidance behaviour in toddlers

Friederike Gerull, Ronald M. Rapee · Behaviour Research and Therapy · 2002 · 351 citations

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Child dental fear: cause‐related factors and clinical effects

Gunilla Klingberg, Ulf Berggren, Sven G. Carlsson et al. · European Journal Of Oral Sciences · 1995 · 325 citations

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Mother rats bar-press for pups: effects of lesions of the mpoa and limbic sites on maternal behavior and operant responding for pup-reinforcement

Anna Lee, Sharon Clancy, Alison S. Fleming · Behavioural Brain Research · 1999 · 305 citations

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Anxiety and fear behaviors in adult male and female C57BL/6 mice are modulated by maternal separation

Russell D. Romeo, Astrid Mueller, Helene M. Sisti et al. · Hormones and Behavior · 2003 · 283 citations

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Authors

921

  1. JS
    Jay S. Rosenblatt

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    22 publications · 1.5K citations

    21

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  2. AF
    Annabel Ferreira

    Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Uruguay

    9 publications · 577 citations

    9

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  3. JI
    Joan I. Morrell

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    8 publications · 343 citations

    8

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  4. AS
    Alison S. Fleming

    University of Toronto, Canada

    7 publications · 810 citations

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  5. MN
    Michael Numan

    Boston College, United States

    7 publications · 608 citations

    6

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Institutions

364

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    23 h-index

    67 publications

    3.5K citations

  2. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    11 h-index

    31 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    33 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    2.1K citations

  6. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    435 citations

  7. Dalhousie University

    Halifax, Canada

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    834 citations

  8. Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements

    Nouzilly, France

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    491 citations

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Venues

  1. Physiology & Behavior

    41 publications · 2.4K citations

    28

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  2. Behavioural Brain Research

    19 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

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  3. Hormones and Behavior

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

    17

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  4. Behavioral Neuroscience

    13 publications · 916 citations

    13

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  5. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

    9 publications · 383 citations

    9

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