Jay S. Rosenblatt (November 18, 1923-February 15, 2014).

Jay S. Rosenblatt was a pioneer in the study of the neural and endocrine bases of parental behavior in mammals. Jay's research on themechanisms underlyingmaternal behavior in cats, rats, and rabbits, and the development of behavior as a synchronous interaction between caregiver and offspring through weaning, created a genre of international maternal behavior research. He created unique experimental preparations and paradigms, many of which continue today as standards in the field. In addition, in complete opposition to the prevailing view in the field at the time, he demonstrated that young animals were fully capable of learning those things vital for their survival. These studies resulted in over 160 research publications and many review chapters. Raised in the Bronx, Jay never intended to become a researcher. His first interest was painting and he began taking lessons as a teenager before starting his undergraduate studies at the College of the City of NewYork. After serving in theArmy, he enrolled atNewYorkUniversity to complete his studies in animal behavior. Six years after earning his Ph.D., Jay went on to train as a psychoanalyst at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York and established a private practice, which he maintained for 25 years while