The 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCryingEvoked PotentialsFathersFemaleHumansInfantMaleMothersPostpartum PeriodPregnancyStress, PsychologicalConceptsInfant 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