Moreover, previous studies (92, 93) with HAB (high anxiety-related behavior) and LAB (low anxiety-related behavior) dams also reinforce that central VP modulates the maternal behavior because the blocking of V1aR by repeated acute intracerebroventricular administration of a selective antagonist promoved decrease arched back nursing and the time the dam spent with the pups in HAB dams. Here, AVPR1A is linked to Anxiety.