Research

Prairie Voles as a Model for Adaptive Reward Remodeling Following Loss of a Bonded Partner

Sadino, J.M., & Donaldson, Z.R. (2024). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1535(1), 20-30.

Neural Correlates of Deceased-Related Attention During Acute Grief in Suicide-Related Bereavement

Michel, C.A., Mann, J.J., & Schneck, N. (2024). Journal of Affective Disorders, 347, 285-292.

Body Perception and Social Touch Preferences in Times of Grief

Enmalm, A., & Boehme, R. (2024). Journal of Loss and Trauma, 1-24.

Neurobiological Traces of Grief: Examining the Impact of Offspring Loss After Birth on Rat Mothers’ Brain and Stress-Coping Behavior in the First Week Postpartum

Demarchi, L., Sanson, A., & Bosch, O.J. (2024). Neuroscience Applied, 3, 104065.

Behavior of Mothers after Infant Loss in Bonnet Macaques (Macaca radiata)

Arlet, M.E., Anand, A., Saikia, A., Kaasik, A., Sirigeri, S., Isbell, L.A., & Singh, M. (2023). International Journal of Primatology, 44(6), 1182-1199.

IL-6, aging, stress reactivity, acute grief

Grief Symptoms Promote Inflammation During Acute Stress Among Bereaved Spouses

IL-6, aging, stress reactivity, acute grief

Brown, R.L., LeRoy, A.S., Chen, M.A., Suchting, R., Jaremka, L.M., Liu, J., Heijnen, C., & Fagundes, C.P. (2022). Psychological Science, 33(6), 859-873.

IL-6, aging, stress reactivity, acute grief

prolonged grief disorder, fMRI, oxytocin

Dwelling in Prolonged Grief: Resting State Functional Connectivity During Oxytocin and Placebo Administration

prolonged grief disorder, fMRI, oxytocin

Seeley, S.H., Andrews-Hanna, J.R., Allen, J.J.B., & O’Connor, M-F. (2022). Human Brain Mapping, 1-13.

prolonged grief disorder, fMRI, oxytocin

fMRI, nucleus accumbens, prolonged grief disorder, attachment

Grieving as a Form of Learning: Insights From Neuroscience Applied to Grief and Loss

fMRI, nucleus accumbens, prolonged grief disorder, attachment

O'Connor, M.-F., & Seeley, S.H. (2022). Current Opinion in Psychology, 43: 317-322.

fMRI, nucleus accumbens, prolonged grief disorder, attachment

stress reactivity, social monogamy, social isolation, CORT, paraventricular nucleus

Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Consequences of Disrupting a Long-Term Monogamous Social Bond in Aging Prairie Voles

stress reactivity, social monogamy, social isolation, CORT, paraventricular nucleus

Grippo, A.J., McNeal, N., Normann, M.C., Colburn, W., Dagner, A., & Woodbury, M. (2021). Stress, 24:3, 239-250.

stress reactivity, social monogamy, social isolation, CORT, paraventricular nucleus

functional connectivity, social decision-making network, pair bond, affiliation

Pair Bond-Induced Affiliation and Aggression in Male Prairie Voles Elicit Distinct Functional Connectivity in the Social Decision-Making Network

functional connectivity, social decision-making network, pair bond, affiliation

Gossman, K.R., Dykstra, B., García, B.H., Swopes, A.P., Kimbrough, A., & Smith, A.S. (2021). Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15, 748431.

functional connectivity, social decision-making network, pair bond, affiliation

TNF-α, IL-6, inflammation, social determinants of health, bereavement

Socioeconomic Disparities in Health: Changes in Sleep Quality and Inflammation During Bereavement

TNF-α, IL-6, inflammation, social determinants of health, bereavement

Wu, E.L., Brown, R.L., Chirinos, D.A., Chen, M.A., de Dios, M.A., Taylor, D.M., Butner, J.E., Heijnen, C.J., & Fagundes, C.P. (2021). Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 7, 100056.

TNF-α, IL-6, inflammation, social determinants of health, bereavement

women, African-American, social determinants of health, atherosclerosis, bereavement, psychological stress

Race/Ethnicity, Cumulative Midlife Loss, and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Middle-Aged Women

women, African-American, social determinants of health, atherosclerosis, bereavement, psychological stress

Lewis, T.T., Van Dyke, M.E., Matthews, K.A., & Barinas-Mitchell, E. (2021). American Journal of Epidemiology, 190(4), 576-587.

women, African-American, social determinants of health, atherosclerosis, bereavement, psychological stress

pair bond, vole, microglia, oxytocin, dopamine, opioid

Oxytocin, Dopamine, and Opioid Interactions Underlying Pair Bonding: Highlighting a Potential Role for Microglia

pair bond, vole, microglia, oxytocin, dopamine, opioid

Loth, M.K., & Donaldson, Z.R. (2021). Endocrinology, 162(2), bqaa223.

pair bond, vole, microglia, oxytocin, dopamine, opioid

HPA, attachment theory, inflammation, cortisol, HRV

Matters of the Heart: Grief, Morbidity, and Mortality

HPA, attachment theory, inflammation, cortisol, HRV

Fagundes, C.P., & Wu, E.L. (2020). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(3), 235.

HPA, attachment theory, inflammation, cortisol, HRV

prolonged grief disorder, bereavement, health conditions, Shidu parents

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Prolonged Grief Disorder in Chinese Parents Bereaved by Losing Their Only Child

prolonged grief disorder, bereavement, health conditions, Shidu parents

Zhou, N., Wen, J., Stelzer, E.M., Killikelly, C., Yu, W., Xu, X., Shi, G., Luo, H., Wang, J. & Maercker, A. (2020). Psychiatry Research, 284, 112766.

prolonged grief disorder, bereavement, health conditions, Shidu parents

prolonged grief disorder, bereavement, yearning, depression

Network Analysis of Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder in Conjugally Bereaved Adults

prolonged grief disorder, bereavement, yearning, depression

Robinaugh, D.J., LeBlanc, N.J., Vuletich, H.A., & McNally, R.J. (2014). Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 123(3), 510-522.

prolonged grief disorder, bereavement, yearning, depression

yearning, bereavement, complicated grief, fMRI, nucleus accumbens

Craving Love? Enduring Grief Activates Brain’s Reward Center

yearning, bereavement, complicated grief, fMRI, nucleus accumbens

O'Connor, M.-F., Wellisch, D.K., Stanton, A.L., Eisenberger, N.I., Irwin, M.R., & Lieberman, M.D. (2008). Neuroimage, 42(2), 969-972.

yearning, bereavement, complicated grief, fMRI, nucleus accumbens

vole, pair bond, depression, oxytocin, corticotropin-releasing factor