Whether it is the sound of a distressed cry or the image of a cute face, infants capture our
attention. Parents and other adults alike are drawn into interactions to engage in play …

Interacting parenting thoughts and behaviors critically shape human infants' current and
future behavior. Indeed, the parent-infant relationship provides infants with their first social …

The bond between a parent and an infant often appears to form effortlessly and intuitively,
and this relationship is fundamental to infant survival and development. Parenting is …

Brain networks that govern parental response to infant signals have been studied with
imaging techniques over the last 15 years. The complex interaction of thoughts and …

Across species, caregivers exert a powerful influence on the neural and behavioral
development of offspring. Increasingly, both animal and human research has highlighted …

Interacting parenting thoughts and behaviors, supported by key brain circuits, critically
shape human infants' current and future behavior. Indeed, the parent–infant relationship …

Highlights•Parents intuitively enact a range of behaviours that support infant
development.•Intuitive behaviours include altering speech, establishing eye contact and …

Crying is the most salient vocal signal of distress. The cries of a newborn infant alert adult
listeners and often elicit caregiving behavior. For the parent, rapid responding to an infant in …

Early caregiving experiences play a central role in shaping emotional development, stress
physiology, and refinement of limbic circuitry. Converging evidence across species …

An attachment specialist and a clinical psychologist with neurobiology expertise team up to
explore the brain science behind parenting. In this groundbreaking exploration of the brain …