2024
Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances
McCurdy L, Yip S, Worhunsky P, Zhai Z, Kim S, Strathearn L, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 126-133. PMID: 38277872, PMCID: PMC10922955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponses to infant stimuliInfant stimuliMaternal behaviorAffective processesBrain regionsPsychological processesEmotional responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPotential neural targetsInfant emotional expressionsMaternal emotional responsivenessSubstance-use statusAssociated with difficultiesSocial-emotional developmentInfant social-emotional developmentMaternal substance useInfant facesCognitive processesImprove child outcomesEmotional expressionEmotional intensityNeural targetsSubstance useGroups of mothersChild outcomes
2023
EEG coherence before and after giving birth
Sandoval I, Ngoh G, Wu J, Crowley M, Rutherford H. EEG coherence before and after giving birth. Brain Research 2023, 1816: 148468. PMID: 37336317, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum periodEEG coherenceParietal regionsIntrahemispheric EEG coherenceInterhemispheric EEG coherenceMaternal brainMonths postpartumNeurophysiological changesBrain volumeCortical couplingFrontopolar regionNeural circuitsBrain functionPregnancyElectroencephalographic coherenceAlphaBetaEmotional processesLongitudinal modificationsPostpartumBrain
2013
Here's looking at you, kid: attention to infant emotional faces in mothers and non‐mothers
Thompson-Booth C, Viding E, Mayes LC, Rutherford H, Hodsoll S, McCrory EJ. Here's looking at you, kid: attention to infant emotional faces in mothers and non‐mothers. Developmental Science 2013, 17: 35-46. PMID: 24341972, PMCID: PMC4352331, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesEmotional facesAttentional processingAdult facesTask interferenceTarget stimuliInfant facial cuesAttentional capture paradigmEmotional facial expressionsLonger response timesEmotional infantFacial cuesSocial stimuliSample of mothersParental distressFacial expressionsAdaptive behavioural changesMore salientAdult caregiversParental statusStimuliBehavioral changesGreater levelsFaceResponse time