The neural correlates of maternal sensitivity: An fMRI study

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 428-436

  Musser, Erica D ^a,b   Kaiser Laurent, Heidemarie ^b,c   Ablow, Jennifer C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant cry; Maternal sensitivity; Neural correlates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FRONTAL OPERCULUM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INFANT CRYING; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; INSULA; LINGUAL GYRUS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NERVE CELL; PRECUNEUS; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CRYING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NERVE NET; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865106308     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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