AUTHOR=Lenzi Delia , Trentini Cristina , Tambelli Renata , Pantano Patrizia TITLE=Neural basis of attachment-caregiving systems interaction: insights from neuroimaging studies JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=6 YEAR=2015 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01241 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01241 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
The attachment and the caregiving system are complementary systems which are active simultaneously in infant and mother interactions. This ensures the infant survival and optimal social, emotional, and cognitive development. In this brief review we first define the characteristics of these two behavioral systems and the theory that links them, according to what Bowlby called the “attachment-caregiving social bond” (