The Neurobiology of Parenting

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1 Berzelius symposium 90 The Neurobiology of Parenting August 2015 in Stockholm Sweden The symposium is arranged by the Swedish Society of Medicine in cooperation with Acta Paediatrica Sällskapet Barnavård John Lind Stiftelsen Karolinska Institutet

2 Welcome to the symposium on The Neurobiology of Parenting The aim of this proposed Berzeliussymposium is to present novel research findings with respect to the underlying physiological and psychological processes of becoming a parent as well as to the mechanisms of how parenting emerges. As many as 2.8 million mothers and 2.3 million fathers live in Sweden today, which amounts to approximately 51% of the entire population. Thus, parents constitute a significant portion of the population. Parents are willing to expend enormous resources, at personal costs to raise their children and deserve to be noticed and understood in their own rights. We also know that the quality of parenting has large effects on the development of children. For instance, sensitive and responsive parenting affects childrens attachment, emotional and social regulation, their language, cognition, and executive function development and growth. It is evident that these effects are prominent from very early on: Breastfeeding, close physical contact between the mother (and father) and baby and/or talking and singing to the infant stimulates the cognitive and emotional development as early as in the postpartum period. Lack of adequate stimulation and long term separation from caregivers can have deterimental effects on children, as was seen, for example, in the hospitalized Romanian orphans. Harsh, neglectful or abusive parenting results in higher risk for physical health problems and substance abuse, adult obesity and chronic illness or depression. Organizing Committee: Professor Hugo Lagercrantz, Wibke Jonas, RM PhD, Associate Prof. Ulrika Ådén MD PhD (Department of Women s and Children s Health, KI) and Associate Prof. Andreas Olsson (Department of Clinical Neuroscience, KI)

3 Parenting clearly matters. Parental caretaking is a fundamental and genetically transmitted biological instinct, and we are just starting to understand the underlying psycho- and neurobiological mechanisms that determine individual differences in parental behaviour in humans. Just to illustrate some of the mechanisms involved: high levels of oxytocin, released during labour and birth stimulate the mother s readiness to take care of her newborn. High levels of cortisol stimulate the mother s alertness and capability to recognize their newborns simply by smell. The bare view of a newborn baby is capable of stimulating an adults dopaminergic reward system. The latter is true even for persons who are not parents! Increased activity has been demonstrated in the orbitofrontal cortex of adults when viewing a newborn infant regardless of parenthood. This symposium will exhibit pre-clinical and clinical research findings and is relevant for a broad audience, including researchers and students, laymen and all personnel who are working with families and newborns. You are cordially invited to participate! Welcome to Stockholm in August 2015! Hugo Lagercrantz, Wibke Jonas, Ulrika Ådén, Andreas Olsson Organizing committee

4 Faculty Invited speakers Terje Falck-Ytter Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden Ruth Feldman Department of Psychology Brain Research Center Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel William Fifer Columbia University Medical Center New York State Psychiatric Institute Renée Flacking School of Education, Health and Social Studies Dalarna University Alison Fleming University of Toronto, Canada Lianne Woodward Brigham and Women s Hospital Dept of Pediatric Newborn Medicine Boston, USA Wibke Jonas Department of Psychology University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM), Ontario, Canada Morten Kringelbach Department of Psychiatry University of Oxford, UK Hugo Lagercrantz Division of Neonatology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden Steven Lye Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Toronto, Canada Patrick McGowan University of Toronto, Centre for Environmental Epigenetics and Development, Canada Eva Nissen Department of Women s and Children s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Mikael Norman Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden Andreas Olsson Department of Clinical Neuroscience Karolinska Institute, Sweden Nelly Padilla Department. Department of Women s and Children s Health Karolinska Institute, Sweden Anna Sarkadi Department of Women s and Children s Health, Uppsala University, Sweden Emma Sörbring University of Gothenburg, Sweden Nim Tottenham University of Minnesota Developmental Psychology & Neuroscience Los Angeles, CA, USA Larry Young Department of Psychiatry Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia, USA Ulrika Ådén Department of Women s and Children s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

5 Preliminary Programme Wednesday, 19 August Registration Welcome Addresses SESSION I Psychobiology, genetics of parental care and the brain Chair: TBA Alison Fleming: The mother s brain Renée Flacking: Breastfeeding and infant-parent interaction Wibke Jonas: Breastfeeding in a sample of vulnerable mothers some outcome and predictor variables Emma Sörbring: Cultural differences Coffee Nim Tottenham: Human Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortex Development and the Role of Caregiving Discussion Reception at the Stockholm City Hall hosted by a member of the Presidency of the City Council and co-hosted by Stockholm s County Council. Thursday, 20 August 2015 SESSION II Newborn and parental behaviour in the immediate postpartum period. Chair: TBA Patrick McGowan: Gene-environment interaction Eva Nissen: Birth Hugo Lagercrantz: Awakening of the newborn infant Discussion Coffee Mikael Norman: Mode of delivery epigenetic effects Steven Lye: Preterm delivery Ulrika Ådén and Nelly Padilla: The preterm brain Care of the preterm family. Tbd Discussion

6 12.15 Lunch William Fifer: Fetal and infant learning Terje Falck-Ytter: Mirror neurons in parent infant interaction Lianne Woodward: Interaction with preterm infants at the NICU Discussion Coffee Free communications. Poster viewing Symposium dinner at Junibacken on Djurgården, Stockholm Including the Story Train which will take us on a journey with the fabulous stories of Astrid Lindgren. Friday, 21 August 2015 THE JOHN LIND FOUNDATION LECTURES: Ruth Feldman: The father s brain Anna Sarkadi: The Swedish father Discussion Coffee Larry Young: The biology of parenting Morten Kringelbach: The parental instinct Conclusions General discussion Concluding remarks Posters You are most welcome to submit a poster abstract to the meeting! Abstract: max length 44 lines with Times New Roman 12 p. Please send to annie.melin@sls.se not later than 10h June 2015 Poster boards at the symposium: There will be boards available with approx size of 90 cm wide x 120 cm. If you already have a poster in a larger size, two boards can be used. A schedule for the poster presentations will be available and handed out at the time of registration or shortly thereafter.

7 General information When & Where? August 2015 at the Swedish Society of Medicine (SSM), Klara Östra Kyrkogata 10 in Stockholm, Sweden. Registration 10th June 2015, is deadline for registration. Please register on-line at the website More information: The Society s building in Stockholm Registration fees Participation fee for members in the SSM 2000 SEK non-members 2500 SEK Students 1000 SEK Late registration (after 10th June, 2015) 3000 SEK Symposium dinner 500 SEK Payment Please pay the registration fee through PayPal on the symposium website We can also send you an invoice for the registration fee. The conference Hall Cancellations Cancellation of your participation has to be made in writing and sent to annie.melin@sls.se. For cancellations received before 10th June, 2015, a cancellation fee of SEK 500 will be charged. After this date, a cancellation fee corresponding to the registration fee will be charged. Lunches and coffee are included in the participation cost and will be served in the on-site restaurant at the SSM. The on-site Restaurant Social programme Wedensday, 19 August 2015 at 7 p.m: Reception at the Stockholm City Hall. The city of Stockholm and the Stockholm County Council invite you to a buffet dinner. The Reception is free of-charge. Pre-reservation is necessary! Thursday, 20 August 2015 at 6.p.m: Symposium dinner at Junibacken. Price: 500 SEK. Pre-reservation is necessary. Accommodation Please book your room through this on-line service: Your hotel costs are to be settled directly with the hotel. All major credit cards are accepted. The City Hall of Stockholm is one of the most beautiful and well known buildings in the world and the most exclusive ballroom in Stockholm, frequently used for the yearly Nobel Banquet. To and from the airport Train: Arlanda Express is the fastest way into town from Stockholm- Arlanda Airport. It only takes 20 minutes from the airport to the Central Station in Stockholm. Airport buses & taxi takes approx. 45 minutes. Registration and more information at the website

8 REGISTRATION ON-LINE 10th June 2015, is deadline for registration. MORE INFORMATION Annie Melin, the Swedish Society of Medicne +46 (0)