In the heat of connection: using infrared thermal imaging to shed new light into early parent-infant co-regulation patterns

doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1388886

. 2024 Apr 5:18:1388886.

doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1388886. eCollection 2024.

In the heat of connection: using infrared thermal imaging to shed new light into early parent-infant co-regulation patterns

Sarah Nazzari¹, Fatemeh Darvehei¹, Ellie Nicole Jensen¹, Samuele Lucchin¹, Anastasiia Samoukina¹, Livio Provenzi^{1

2}

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¹ Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
² Developmental Psychobiology Lab, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 38645836
PMCID: PMC11027734
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1388886

In the heat of connection: using infrared thermal imaging to shed new light into early parent-infant co-regulation patterns

Sarah Nazzari et al. Front Behav Neurosci. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 5:18:1388886.

doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1388886. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Sarah Nazzari¹, Fatemeh Darvehei¹, Ellie Nicole Jensen¹, Samuele Lucchin¹, Anastasiia Samoukina¹, Livio Provenzi^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
² Developmental Psychobiology Lab, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 38645836
PMCID: PMC11027734
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1388886

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Keywords: Autonomic Nervous System; emotion regulation; infrared thermal imaging; parent-infant interaction; synchrony.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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Schematic representation of an illustrative setting for the assessment of mother-infant thermal regulation through ITI.

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