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Effects of vasopressin on neural processing of infant crying in expectant fathers

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Thijssen, Sandra, Van 't Veer, Anna E., Witteman, Jurriaan, Meijer, Willemijn M., van IJzendoorn, Marinus H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.·2018·Hormones and Behavior

Abstract

In a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject magnetic resonance imaging study, we examined the effect of 20 IU intranasal vasopressin on the neural processing of infant crying in 25 fathers-to-be. We explored whether familial background modulates vasopressin effects, and whether vasopressin differentially affects cry processing coupled with neutral or emotional contextual information. Participants listened to cries accompanied by neutral ('this is an infant') or emotional ('this infant is sick/bored') contextual information, and neutral control sounds ('this is a saw'). Additionally, participants reported on their childhood experiences of parental love-withdrawal and abuse. Infant crying (vs control sounds) was associated with increased activation in the bilateral auditory cortex and posterior medial cortex. No effects of vasopressin were found in this 'cry network'. Exploratory whole-brain analyses suggested that effects of vasopressin in the anterior cingulate cortex, paracingulate gyrus and supplemental motor area were stronger in fathers who experienced lower (vs higher) levels of love-withdrawal. No interaction was observed for abuse. Vasopressin increased activation in response to cries accompanied by emotional vs neutral contextual information in several brain regions, e.g. the cerebellum, brainstem (midbrain), posterior medial cortex, hippocampus, putamen, and insula. Our results suggest that the experience of love-withdrawal may modulate the vasopressin system, influencing effects of vasopressin administration on cry processing. Results further suggest a role for vasopressin in the processing of cry sounds with emotional contextual information.

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  • Administering vasopressin to expectant fathers promoted attention to virtual baby-related avatars and affected neural and behavioral responses to sounds of infants crying, pointing to a role for vasopressin in responding to infant distress.

    “Administering vasopressin to expectant fathers promoted attention to virtual baby‐related avatars (Cohen‐Bendahan, Beijers, Van Doornen, & de Weerth, 2015), and affected neural and behavioral responses to sounds of infants crying (Alyousefi‐Van Dijk et al., 2019; Thijssen et al., 2018), pointing to a role for vasopressin in responding to infant distress.”

    From Birth of a Father: Fathering in the First 1,000 Days (2019) · cites this paper as Thijssen et al., 2018

    The Discussion reports exploratory effects of vasopressin on expectant fathers’ neural responses to infant cries, supporting the neural-response part of the attribution. It says behavioral correlates of those neural responses require future research, so this paper does not support a claim about behavioral responses to crying. The avatar finding is cited to a different study. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Thijssen, S., Van 't Veer, A. E., Witteman, J., Meijer, W. M., van IJzendoorn, M. H., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J.
Affiliations
Leiden University (NL)
Venue
Hormones and Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-07
Volume
103
Pages
19-27
ISSN
0018-506X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2807088640
Cited by
31
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5
FWCI
5.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • European Research Council (ERC AdG 669249)
  • Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (446-16-022)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
Keywords
vasopressin, infant crying, expectant fathers, childhood abuse, emotional context, auditory cortex, posterior medial cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, paracingulate gyrus, supplemental motor area, cerebellum, brainstem, hippocampus, insula, putamen
MeSH terms
Administration, Intranasal, Adult, Auditory Perception, Brain, Brain Mapping, Crying, Double-Blind Method, Emotions, Fathers, Female, Humans, Infant, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Placebos, Pregnancy, Vasopressins, Young Adult, Nasal Sprays

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