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Frozen with Fear? How the Love Hormone Gets You Moving

Frozen with Fear? How the Love Hormone Gets You Moving | Science News | Scoop.it
In frightening situations, people tend to freeze, but not recent moms, who charge ahead.
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How Moms Talk Influences Children's Perspective-Taking Ability

How Moms Talk Influences Children's Perspective-Taking Ability | Science News | Scoop.it

Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people's thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children of the same age.


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Baby-Mother Bonds Affect Future Adult Relationships, Study Finds | Early Life Experiences & Emotional Health | LiveScience

Baby-Mother Bonds Affect Future Adult Relationships, Study Finds | Early Life Experiences & Emotional Health | LiveScience | Science News | Scoop.it
The bond between a mother an an infant can influence the child's relationships with others for two decades, a new study says.
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Attachment Theory—Understanding the Essential Bond

In 1958, psychologist John Bowlby pioneered "attachment theory," the idea that the early bond between parent and child is critical to a child's emotional development.
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Blogging eases transition to motherhood, study shows

Blogging eases transition to motherhood, study shows | Science News | Scoop.it
(Medical Xpress) -- Even for well-prepared couples, the transition to parenthood can be downright stressful.
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For the Depressed, Mothers Matter More | IdeaFeed | Big Think

For the Depressed, Mothers Matter More | IdeaFeed | Big Think | Science News | Scoop.it

Depressed people react more strongly to photos of their mother than healthy individuals, according to new research. When individuals diagnosed with depression were placed in fMRI machines and shown photos of mom, scientists saw stronger reactions in the left anterior paracingulate gyrus, a brain area that plays an important role in the regulation of social emotion. Images of other family members provoked smaller responses. The technique may provide scientists with an important diagnostic tool.

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Can A Picture Of Your Mother Diagnose Depression?

Can A Picture Of Your Mother Diagnose Depression? | Science News | Scoop.it
Sigmund Freud gets a bad rap from modern science.
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