Childhood social inequalities influences neural processes in young adult caregiving

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 948-960

  Kim, Pilyoung ^a   Ho, Shaun S ^b   Evans, Gary W ^c   Liberzon, Israel ^b   Swain, James E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Gender differences; Infant cry; Neuroimaging; Poverty

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CRYING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CRYING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARENTING; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954373893     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21325     Document Type: Article

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