A frog study may point to where parenting begins in the brain
Core regions include one active in mammals, hinting at an ancient basis for parental behaviors

PARENTAL FRAME OF MIND A R. imitator frog dad gives a tadpole a piggyback ride to water. Researchers have now linked two particular brain regions in frog parents to that care for their offspring.
E. Fischer
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