Neuroendocrinology of parental response to baby-cry

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1036-1041

  Swain, J E ^a   Kim, P ^b   Ho, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Brain imaging; Caregiving; Cortisol; Dopamine; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Opioids; Parent child relationships; Parenting

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; BABY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CORPUS STRIATUM; CRYING; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULA; MOTIVATION; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NURTURING BEHAVIOR; ORBITAL CORTEX; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL COGNITION;

ADULT; CRYING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PARENTS;

EID: 80054751644     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02212.x     Document Type: Review

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