The neural correlates of maternal sensitivity: an fMRI study
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Research on maternal neural response to infant distress highlights circuits that may underlie differences in quality of maternal behavior. However, it is far from clear which circuits are relevant to maternal sensitivity, as opposed to other maternal behavioral dimensions, particularly after the early postpartum. This study examined maternal sensitivity, intrusiveness, and mother-infant dyadic harmony as correlates of mothers' neural responses to the cries of their own infants. Twenty-two primiparous mothers were observed during an interaction with their infants at 18 months postpartum. In a separate functional neuroimaging session, mothers were exposed to their own infant's cry sound, as well as unfamiliar infant's cry and control sounds. Mothers who displayed more sensitive behaviors with their infant exhibited greater activation to their own infant's cry compared to that of an unfamiliar infant in the right frontal pole and inferior frontal gyrus. Mothers who displayed more intrusive behaviors with their infant showed greater activation in the left anterior insula and temporal pole, while mothers who had more harmonious interactions with their infant displayed greater activation in left hippocampal regions. The roles of these areas in the regulation of maternal emotion and stress, self and other awareness, and empathy are examined.
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In first-time mothers and their infants at 18 months, mother-infant harmony was associated with activations in the hippocampus, parahippocampus, and precuneus.
“Mother-infant harmony was associated with activations in the hippocampus and the parahippocampus, as well as the precuneus, which may indicate better stress management.”
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In first-time mothers and their infants at 18 months, observed maternal sensitivity was associated with prefrontal activations in the superior and inferior frontal gyri when neural responses to their own versus a control infant's cry were examined.
“When neural responses to their own versus a control infant’s cry were examined, the observed maternal sensitivity was associated with prefrontal activations (superior and inferior frontal gyri), regions involved in regulation of emotions.”
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- Authors
- Musser, E. D., Kaiser-Laurent, H., & Ablow, J. C.
- Affiliations
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Oregon (US)
- Corresponding author
- Musser, Erica D.
- Venue
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-10
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 428-436
- ISSN
- 1878-9293 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7005764
- OpenAlex
- W2017757116
- Cited by
- 177
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 27.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Keywords
- maternal sensitivity, maternal intrusiveness, infant crying, neural correlates, frontal pole, inferior frontal gyrus, anterior insula, temporal pole, hippocampus, maternal emotion regulation, maternal stress, empathy, postpartum women, infant distress
- MeSH terms
- Cerebral Cortex, Crying, Female, Frontal Lobe, Hippocampus, Humans, Infant, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Maternal Behavior, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Nerve Net, Object Attachment, Temporal Lobe, Postpartum Period, Young Adult, Functional Neuroimaging
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