Adult attachment is related to maternal neural response to infant cues: an ERP study
Lowell AF, Dell J, Potenza MN, Strathearn L, Mayes LC, Rutherford HJV. Adult attachment is related to maternal neural response to infant cues: an ERP study. Attachment & Human Development 2021, 25: 71-88. PMID: 33522435, PMCID: PMC10861024, DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2021.1880057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesInfant cuesAttachment securityInsecure mothersNeural responsesMaternal neural responseOwn infant's faceMaternal attachment securityAdult Attachment InterviewEvent-related potentialsAttentional allocationAdult attachmentAttachment InterviewERP studyInfluence processingNeuroscientific approachNeural processingSecure mothersNeurobiological mechanismsInfant vocalizationsInfant cryingCuesInitial processingImportant predictorCaregiving