FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 9, 2022·5 min readEmpathy Training Improves Mother-Child Relationships and Life SatisfactionMothers and children who participated in empathy skill training had better relationships and improved overall well-being, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 7, 2022·6 min readHow Mothers Calm Their Distressed Infants With Soothing SignalsStudy reveals how postpartum depression has an impact on how a mother soothes her baby and changes in maternal neurobiological mechanisms when it comes to soothing.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 6, 2022·3 min readDepression in Fathers and Children Linked, Regardless of Genetic RelatednessPaternal depression may contribute to adolescent depression and behavioral problems, regardless of whether or not the father and child are genetically related, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 20, 2022·3 min read‘Cuddle Hormone’ Oxytocin Strongly Affects Male Mice on Becoming FathersNeurons that secrete oxytocin in the paraventricular nucleus in the hypothalamus are responsible for activating paternal instincts in new fathers, a mouse model study finds.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·July 21, 2022·3 min readVisually Perceptive Moms Are More Sensitive ParentsA mother's ability to recognize positive emotions on the faces of other adults predicts her sensitivity and responsiveness to her child four months later.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 4, 2022·5 min readMothers Use the Benefits of Song to Promote Infant DevelopmentAttention-grabbing songs mothers sing to their little ones help develop emotional regulation and brain structures associated with self-regulation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 8, 2022·4 min readDeciphering a Baby’s Cries of Pain Is Not an Innate Ability and Must Be LearnedA human's ability to interpret the cries of a baby in pain isn't innate but learned from experience.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 9, 2022·4 min readMothers with Personality Disorders Impact Their Teen Children’s Attachment SecurityMothers who suffer from personality disorders impact their teenage children's attachment styles, leaving them prone to insecure attachments, depression, and anxiety later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 20, 2022·12 min readObservations in Macaques Provide New Insights Into How Mothers Form Attachments to Their NewbornsFemale macaques appear to form an attachment to their infants via tactile sensations of their soft textures rather than on other cues, including sight and sound.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 22, 2022·3 min readSufficient Sleep Associated With Life Satisfaction in ParentsStudy shows sufficient sleep improves parents' mental health and overall well-being.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 7, 2022·5 min readHow the Mother’s Mood Influences Her Baby’s Ability to SpeakChildren of mothers who experience more negative moods as a result of postpartum depression during the first two months of their child's life have less mature processing of speech sounds at the age of six months.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·October 23, 2022·3 min readStrict Parenting May Hard-Wire Depression Risk Into a Child’s DNAStrict parenting and other childhood stresses increase depression risks later in life by altering the way in which DNA is read.Read More