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Toward a neuroscience of interactive parent–infant dyad empathy

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: In accord with social neuroscience's progression to include interactive experimental paradigms, parents' brains have been activated by emotionally charged infant stimuli - especially of their own infant - including baby cry and picture. More recent research includes the use of brief video clips and opportunities for maternal response. Among brain systems important to parenting are those involved in empathy. This research may inform recent studies of decreased societal empathy, offer mechanisms and solutions.

Source: Behavioral and Brain Sciences

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x12002063

Authors: James E. Swain, Sara Konrath, Carolyn J. Dayton, Eric D. Finegood, S. Shaun Ho

Institutions: University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Institute for Social Research

Language: English

Topic: Action Observation and Synchronization

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities