Mothers transfer fear to their babies through odors

A phenomenon that has long baffled researchers is how the traumatic experience of a mother can affect her child - even when the event occurs before the baby is born. Inching closer to an explanation, a team of investigators studied mother rats and discovered how they transferred their fears to their pups during their early days of life - through odors released during distress. The team, from the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School and New York University, published their results in the … Read more at candidshare.com