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Alison Fleming (neuroscientist) Alison Fleming is a Canadian neuroscientist best known for her work studying mothering instincts and maternal behavior in a wide variety of models, including rats, mice, rabbits, monkeys, and humans. She is the University of Toronto Distinguished Professor of Psychology, 2012.
- Brain Drain
- Maternal Rewards
- Treating Pregnancy Withdrawal
Even though progesterone and estrogen changes create hormonal whiplash, pregnancy wouldn’t be possible without them. Progesterone, largely coming from the ovaries, helps orchestrate a woman’s monthly menstrual cycle. The hormone’s primary job is to help thicken the lining of the uterus so it will warmly welcome a fertilized egg. In months when conc...
While important, the amygdalae are just part of the puzzle that seems to underlie postpartum depression. Among others is the nucleus accumbens, famous for its role in the brain’s reward system and in addiction, largely driven by the yin and yang of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin. In studies, mothers who watched films of their infants ...
Tufts University neuroscientist Jamie Maguire, based in Boston, got interested in neurosteroids during her postgraduate studies in the lab of Istvan Mody at UCLA. Maguire and Mody reported in 2008 in Neuron that during pregnancy, the hippocampus has fewer receptors for neurosteroids, presumably to protect the brain from the massive levels of proges...
Mar 3, 2009 · Now a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga where she has been teaching since 1975, Fleming has studied and published close to 150 research papers on maternal matters for rats and humans, and is the recipient of many awards and honours, including being elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2004.
Dec 26, 2014 · Listen to the Episode Below (00:44:49) 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x 0:0000:44:49 198: Dr. Alison Fleming: Mastering the Apparent Mysteries Behind the Motivation to Mother ...
Feb 24, 2023 · — Gillispie Head of School Alison Fleming Fleming said the school is looking to expand its endowment program that started in 2009 in an effort to secure and retain the best teachers. At the time, according to the school, an anonymous donor family seeded the endowment with a $1.5 million gift and offered a challenge grant to match gifts and ...
Researchers in Developmental Science. Behavioural Neuroscience. Health, Adaptation, and Well-Being ... Alison Fleming Alison Fleming . Title/Position. Professor ...
Alison Fleming, Ph.D. alison.fleming@utoronto.ca. I was born in Great Britain, grew up in New York City, got educated in New Jersey (Ph.D., Institute of Animal Behavior) and Berkeley, California (post-doc at UC, Psychology), reached maturity (?) in Toronto, Canada and will retire in Mexico. I have 3 glorious children, all girls, born in 1989 ...
