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
2020
Maternal working memory, emotion regulation, and responsivity to infant distress
Martin R, Bridgett D, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Maternal working memory, emotion regulation, and responsivity to infant distress. Journal Of Applied Developmental Psychology 2020, 71: 101202. DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulationCognitive reappraisalInfant distressMemory capacityMaternal responsivityInfant distress cuesBehavioral responsesAffective processesDistress cuesInfant cuesLong latencyMother's capacityInfant simulatorMemoryCuesDistressIndirect effectsBehavioral responsivityLimited researchReappraisalEngagementResponsivityLatencyContextMothers
2017
Current Tobacco-Smoking and Neural Responses to Infant Cues in Mothers
Rutherford H, Maupin A, Landi N, Potenza M, Mayes L. Current Tobacco-Smoking and Neural Responses to Infant Cues in Mothers. Parenting 2017, 17: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2017.1262176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant cuesNeural responsesN170 event-related potential componentEvent-related potential (ERP) measuresEvent-related potential componentInfant face perceptionMaternal neural responseEvent-related potentialsFace perceptionEmotional infantNon-smoking mothersChild developmentMaternal physical healthPhysical healthPostpartum smokingPotential componentsSmoking statusMaternal brainPotential measuresCuesCurrent tobacco smokingCurrent smoking statusCurrent smokingTobacco smokingMothers
2016
Motivated Attention and Reward in Parenting
Ferrey A, Santascoy N, McCrory E, Thompson-Booth C, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Motivated Attention and Reward in Parenting. Parenting 2016, 16: 284-301. DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2016.1184928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotivated attentionInfant cuesEmotional expressionInfants' emotional expressionsDopamine reward systemHigh incentive valueApproach motivationNeuropeptide oxytocinNon-human dataChild developmentIncentive valueReward systemCuesAdult cuesParentingParentsAttentionLasting impactEmotionsRewardMotivationMore attentionParenthoodVocalizationsOxytocin
2012
Investigating the impact of parental status and depression symptoms on the early perceptual coding of infant faces: An event-related potential study
Noll LK, Mayes LC, Rutherford HJ. Investigating the impact of parental status and depression symptoms on the early perceptual coding of infant faces: An event-related potential study. Social Neuroscience 2012, 7: 525-536. PMID: 22435403, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2012.672457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesDepression symptomsInfant cuesEvent-related potential studyEvent-related potential (ERP) techniqueParental statusN170 ERP componentIntuitive parenting behaviorsSalient social stimuliEarly visual processingSub-clinical levelsDepression symptom severityFace stimuliSocial stimuliERP componentsNeural correlatesParenting behaviorsVisual processingNormative attentionCommunity samplePerceptual codingPotential studiesAdult womenPsychiatric symptomatologySymptom severity