2015
A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Perceived Infant Outcomes at 18–24 Months: Neural and Psychological Correlates of Parental Thoughts and Actions Assessed during the First Month Postpartum
Kim P, Rigo P, Leckman JF, Mayes LC, Cole PM, Feldman R, Swain JE. A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Perceived Infant Outcomes at 18–24 Months: Neural and Psychological Correlates of Parental Thoughts and Actions Assessed during the First Month Postpartum. Frontiers In Psychology 2015, 6: 1772. PMID: 26635679, PMCID: PMC4654106, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOwn infant cryThoughts/actionsSocioemotional outcomesNeural responsesParental thoughtsSocioemotional competenciesPositive thoughtsInfant cryingCurrent longitudinal studyLongitudinal studyParent-focused interventionsThoughts/behaviorsFirst month postpartumInfant-related stimuliNeuroimaging sessionAnxious thoughtsPsychological correlatesParental sensitivityProspective longitudinal studyNeural activationParent differencesMonths postpartumEmotional bondAuditory cortexInfant outcomes
2014
Neural plasticity in fathers of human infants
Kim P, Rigo P, Mayes LC, Feldman R, Leckman JF, Swain JE. Neural plasticity in fathers of human infants. Social Neuroscience 2014, 9: 522-535. PMID: 24958358, PMCID: PMC4144350, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2014.933713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFathers' brainsNeural plasticityLateral prefrontal cortexCurrent longitudinal studyPosterior cingulate cortexVoxel-based morphometry analysisGray matter volumeNeural basisCognitive developmentNeural regionsNeural changesOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexWeeks postpartumHuman fathersParental motivationCingulate cortexHuman infantsMood symptomsBrain regionsLongitudinal studyPostpartum mood symptomsMatter volumeMorphometry analysisHuman mothers