Similarly to humans, rhesus macaques engage in mother-infant face-to-face interactions.
However, no previous studies have described the naturally occurring structure and …

Human mothers interact emotionally with their newborns through exaggerated facial
expressions, speech, mutual gaze, and body contact, a capacity that has long been …

Human and nonhuman primate mother–infant dyads engage in face‐to‐face interactions
critical for optimal infant development. In semi‐free‐ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca …

All methodologies used to characterize mother–infant interaction in non-human primates
include mother, infant, and other social factors. The chief difference is their understanding of …

This chapter aims to speculate on the evolutionary origins of the human mother–infant
relationship by providing evidence from fieldwork as well as laboratory work with nonhuman …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews information available on the use of vocal, visual,
and tactile signals by primate mothers and infants in a developmental-interactional …

In primates, including humans, mothers engage in face-to-face interactions with their infants,
with frequencies varying both within and across species. However, the impact of this …

By two-three months, infants show active social expressions during face-to-face interactions.
These interactions are important, as they provide the foundation for later emotional …

The emergence of social behaviors early in life is likely crucial for the development of mother–
infant relationships. Some of these behaviors, such as the capacity of neonates to imitate …

Face‐to‐face interactions between mothers and infants occur in both human and non‐
human primates, but there is large variability in the occurrence of these behaviors and the …