Breastfeeding, brain activation to own infant cry, and maternal sensitivity

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 907-915

  Kim, Pilyoung ^a,b   Feldman, Ruth ^a,c   Mayes, Linda C ^a,d   Eicher, Virginia ^a   Thompson, Nancy ^a   Leckman, James F ^a   Swain, James E ^a,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; infancy; maternal sensitivity; mother infant interaction; neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN MAPPING; BREAST FEEDING; CORPUS STRIATUM; CRYING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN MAPPING; BREAST FEEDING; CONNECTICUT; CORPUS STRIATUM; CRYING; CUES; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD;

EID: 79960279278     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02406.x     Document Type: Article

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