In brain areas such as the lateral septum (D'Anna and Gammie, 2009; Gammie et al., 2004) and the BNST (Klampfl et al., 2014, Klampfl et al., 2016a, Klampfl et al., 2016b) CRF plays a prominent role in impeding maternal behavior by reducing maternal care and maternal aggression while increasing anxiety. Here, CRH is linked to Anxiety.