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Substance use and mothers’ neural responses to infant cues
Lowell AF, Maupin AN, Landi N, Potenza MN, Mayes LC, Rutherford HJV. Substance use and mothers’ neural responses to infant cues. Infant Mental Health Journal 2020, 41: 264-277. PMID: 32057121, PMCID: PMC7160016, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsInfant cuesInfant facesNeural responsesSubstance useMaternal neural responseMothers' neural responsesSpecific ERP componentsMother-child attachmentParent-infant relationshipSense of rewardSubstance-using mothersAttentional allocationNeutral facesFacial affectERP componentsMothers' responsivenessInfant vocalizationsMaternal substance useNeural circuitryInfant cryingCuesInitial processingFaceProcessing
2022
The effects of prenatal stress on neural responses to infant cries in expectant mothers and fathers
Peoples SG, Lowell AF, Bunderson M, Bartz C, Yip SW, Rutherford HJV. The effects of prenatal stress on neural responses to infant cries in expectant mothers and fathers. Developmental Psychobiology 2022, 64: e22280. PMID: 35603419, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant cryingAttentional processingNeural processingInfant cuesNeural responsesGreater LPP responsesMore attentional resourcesEvent-related potentialsLPP responsesAttentional resourcesAttentional processesPrenatal stress exposurePsychological changesNeural markersDistress levelsPerceptual responsesParental sex differencesStress exposurePrenatal stressSex differencesEarly riskCuesParentsCaregivingProcessing