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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 predictorCaregivingSubstance 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
Current Substance Use and Maternal Neural Responses to Infant Faces and Cries
Wall K, Dell J, Lowell A, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Current Substance Use and Maternal Neural Responses to Infant Faces and Cries. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2022, 22: 1629-1644. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00947-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant cuesCurrent substance useInfant facesSubstance useNeural responsesMaternal neural responseUnknown infant facesSubstance use effectsN170 responseChild developmentMaternal substance useSubstance use assessmentCuesLong delayContinuous measureElectroencephalographyCentral findingPrior workFaceSalienceHigh levelsCaregivingStimuliUse assessmentFamiliarity