Sensory Deprivation Stress and Supplemental Stimulation in the Rat Pup and Preterm Human Neonate

This article reviews the literature and presents data from our laboratories on sensory deprivation stress and supplemental stimulation of the rat pup and the preterm neonate. The data suggest that the effects of maternal deprivation in the rat pup (suppression of growth hormone release and protein s...

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Published in:Child development 1987-12, Vol.58 (6), p.1431-1447
Main Authors: Schanberg, Saul M., Field, Tiffany M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Newborn - physiology
Applied psychology
Arousal - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight
Differential and comparative psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Growth Hormone - metabolism
Growth hormones
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature - physiology
Infants
Kinesthesis - physiology
Mental stimulation
Motor ability
Newborns
Ornithine Decarboxylase - metabolism
Physiological stimulation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Pups
Rats
Sensory deprivation
Sensory Deprivation - physiology
Special Section on Psychobiological Studies of Stress and Coping
Touch - physiology
Weight gain
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Summary:This article reviews the literature and presents data from our laboratories on sensory deprivation stress and supplemental stimulation of the rat pup and the preterm neonate. The data suggest that the effects of maternal deprivation in the rat pup (suppression of growth hormone release and protein synthesis) are regulated by a specific form of tactile stimulation: only brush stroking of maternally deprived rat pups returned growth parameters to normal; other forms of stimulation, including kinesthetic and vestibular stimulation, were ineffective in restoring normal functions. Other data are presented demonstrating that very small preterm neonates given tactile-kinesthetic stimulation gain more weight per day, spend more time awake and active, and show more mature habituation, orientation, motor, and range of state behaviors on the Brazelton assessment.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1987.tb03856.x