Russell J A
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK.
J Neuroendocrinol. 2000 Dec;12(12):1143-4.
The mother's brain is prepared by the hormones of pregnancy to show the strong maternal feelings that ensure the newborn is cared for. These hormones induce a cascade of changes in the brain, reducing stress reactions, evoking maternal behaviour and preparing the neuroendocrine circuits that drive the birth process and ensure that the suckling infant gets milk. The nerve cells that make oxytocin are involved in all of these aspects of motherhood, and details are emerging of how their performance is adapted by pregnancy.
孕期激素会让母亲的大脑做好准备，以展现出强烈的母爱，确保新生儿得到照料。这些激素会引发大脑一系列的变化，减轻应激反应，激发母性行为，并让驱动分娩过程及确保哺乳婴儿获取乳汁的神经内分泌回路做好准备。分泌催产素的神经细胞参与了母亲角色的所有这些方面，关于它们的功能如何因怀孕而发生改变的细节也正在浮现出来。
