Ruth Feldman, PhD
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2024
Infants' salivary oxytocin and positive affective reactions to people
Zeng G, Leung T, Maylott S, Malik A, Adornato A, Lebowitz M, Messinger D, Szeto A, Feldman R, Simpson E. Infants' salivary oxytocin and positive affective reactions to people. Hormones And Behavior 2024, 164: 105579. PMID: 38905820, DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxytocin levelsSalivary oxytocinFacial affectAffective reactionsEarly Social Communication ScalesInfant positive affectStable individual differencesPositive facial affectSocial Communication ScalesHigher oxytocin levelsPositive affective reactionsSocio-emotional developmentPositive affectIndividual differencesSocial behaviorSmiling womenCommunication ScaleAffectOxytocinPhysiological measuresMonths of ageProsocialityStatistically significant changesU.S. infantsInfantsGeneration WhatsApp: inter-brain synchrony during face-to-face and texting communication
Schwartz L, Levy J, Hayut O, Netzer O, Endevelt-Shapira Y, Feldman R. Generation WhatsApp: inter-brain synchrony during face-to-face and texting communication. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 2672. PMID: 38302582, PMCID: PMC10834538, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52587-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-to-brain synchronySocial brain functionFronto-temporal networkInter-brain connectivityMother-adolescent dyadsPre-registered studyLive social interactionInter-brain synchronyFace-to-face interactionInterbrain synchronyBehavioral synchronyBrain functionNeural synchronyFace-to-faceNeural connectionsSocial interactionFace-to-face conversationFace-to-face communicationInterpersonal connectionsModes of communicationTechnology-based communicationEffects of textingDegree of improvementText communicationSocial exchange
2023
Neurophysin I is an analytically robust surrogate biomarker for oxytocin
MacLean E, Carranza E, Gnanadesikan G, King K, Allen A, Linde-Krieger L, Feldman R, White-Traut R, Hammock E, Carter C, Leng G, Tecot S, Bell A. Neurophysin I is an analytically robust surrogate biomarker for oxytocin. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023, 161: 106951. PMID: 38194845, PMCID: PMC10872509, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurrogate biomarkerOxytocin concentrationsUseful surrogate biomarkerRegulation of appetitePlasma oxytocin concentrationsNP-1Late pregnancyImmune functionKnockout micePleiotropic neuropeptideUrine samplesPlasma oxytocinCardiovascular repairOxytocinBiomarkersSandwich immunoassayStudy of vasopressinEquimolar concentrationsHuman plasmaBreast milk oxytocin and s-IgA modulate infant biomarkers and social engagement; The role of maternal anxiety
Zagoory-Sharon O, Yirmiya K, Peleg I, Shimon-Raz O, Sanderlin R, Feldman R. Breast milk oxytocin and s-IgA modulate infant biomarkers and social engagement; The role of maternal anxiety. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023, 17: 100219. PMID: 38187086, PMCID: PMC10765300, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2023.100219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast milkInfant salivaS-IgAInfant biomarkersMaternal anxietyBreast milk compositionMaternal mental healthMother-infant dyadsInfant social behaviorInfant immunityInfant healthSecretory immunoglobulinS-IgA.Mother-infant bondSame biomarkersMental healthAbundant antibodyBiomarkersOxytocinSalivaMental developmentImmunityAssociationDegree of stressHealth
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- February 19, 2020Source: Romper
Netflix's 'Babies' Documents Fatherly Attachment To Babies: Watch
- February 12, 2020Source: Aeon
The biology of love
- December 02, 2013Source: Yale News
A single spray of oxytocin improves brain function in children with autism
- December 02, 2013
A single spray of oxytocin improves brain function in children with autism