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. 2012 Jun;35(3):167-8.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11001762.

What's in a baby-cry? Locationist and constructionist frameworks in parental brain responses

James E Swain  1 , S Shaun Ho
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What's in a baby-cry? Locationist and constructionist frameworks in parental brain responses

James E Swain et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Parental brain responses to baby stimuli constitute a unique model to study brain-basis frameworks of emotion. Results for baby-cry and picture stimuli may fit with both locationist and psychological constructionist hypotheses. Furthermore, the utility of either model may depend on postpartum timing and relationship. Endocrine effects may also be critical for accurate models to assess mental health risk and treatment.

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  • The brain basis of emotion: a meta-analytic review.
    Lindquist KA, Wager TD, Kober H, Bliss-Moreau E, Barrett LF. Lindquist KA, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Jun;35(3):121-43. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11000446. Behav Brain Sci. 2012. PMID: 22617651 Free PMC article. Review.

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