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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 processingFaceProcessingMothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions
Lowell A, DeCoste C, Dalton R, Dias H, Borelli J, Martino S, McMahon T, Suchman N. Mothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 142-165. PMID: 36862381, PMCID: PMC10050102, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersResearch cliniciansCommunity-based cliniciansRandomized efficacy trialMonths of ageSubstance use outcomesClinical trialsEfficacy trialsUse disordersPrior trialsChildren 11Clarity of cuesUse outcomesTrialsCliniciansMothersParenting interventionsInterventionService gapsMental statesEfficacyAddiction counselorsAddictionSame degreeChild's mental statesParental substance use and home visiting programs: Implementation considerations for relationship‐based treatment
Lowell A, Suchman N, Byatt N, Feinberg E, Friedmann P, Peacock‐Chambers E. Parental substance use and home visiting programs: Implementation considerations for relationship‐based treatment. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 166-183. PMID: 36859776, PMCID: PMC10050092, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersMaternal substance use disordersRelationship-based treatmentHome Visiting ProgramUse disordersParental substance useVisiting ProgramSubstance useLogistical barriersSUD experienceYoung childrenQualitative content analysisImplementation barriersEmotional barriersFocus groupsTraining home visitors in mentalization‐based practice: A qualitative case study of clinical supervision in mothering from the inside out
Peacock‐Chambers E, Clark M, Moran M, Lowell A, Zayde A. Training home visitors in mentalization‐based practice: A qualitative case study of clinical supervision in mothering from the inside out. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 184-199. PMID: 36807353, PMCID: PMC10084677, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttachment-based interventionsClinical trainingParent-child outcomesCommunity-based counselorsEvidence-based interventionsChild attachmentMental statesTraining componentSubstance useClinical supervisionHome visitorsQualitative case studyTrainingCommunity settingsCounselorsHigh-quality trainingInterventionInside OutQualitative methodsSupervised caseFurther researchMain themesCore componentResearchDepression
2023
Maternal psychological risk and the neural correlates of infant face processing: A latent profile analysis
Wall K, Penner F, Dell J, Lowell A, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Maternal psychological risk and the neural correlates of infant face processing: A latent profile analysis. Developmental Psychobiology 2023, 66: e22445. PMID: 38131237, PMCID: PMC10783861, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22445.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
An intergenerational lifespan perspective on the neuroscience of prenatal substance exposure
Lowell AF, Morie K, Potenza MN, Crowley MJ, Mayes LC. An intergenerational lifespan perspective on the neuroscience of prenatal substance exposure. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2022, 219: 173445. PMID: 35970340, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2022.173445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal substance exposureSubstance exposureEmotion regulationExecutive functioningPrenatal exposureNeural correlatesVariety of domainsNeuroimaging literatureLongitudinal predictionInfluence infantsDevelopmental psychopathologyLifespan perspectiveChild behaviorExtant findingsNeural outcomesSensorimotor developmentNeurobiological effectsSubstance abuseBehavioral patternsDomain of interestNeuroscienceArousalPsychopathologyAdolescenceFunctioningThe 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