Adverse caregiving in infancy blunts neural processing of the mother
oleh: Maya Opendak, Emma Theisen, Anna Blomkvist, Kaitlin Hollis, Teresa Lind, Emma Sarro, Johan N. Lundström, Nim Tottenham, Mary Dozier, Donald A. Wilson, Regina M. Sullivan
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-02-01 |
Deskripsi
The roots of psychopathology take shape during adverse parent-infant interactions, shown through infant attachment quality. Using rodents, the authors show that blunted infant cortical processing of the mother determines attachment quality through a stress hormone-dependent mechanism.