Background Prematurity may affect mother-infant bonding and alter maternal sensitivity to
infant's cues. Efficient perception of infants' facial and bodily cues is a crucial aspect of …

Maternal sensitivity has been considered an indicator of mother‐infant quality interaction,
however little is known about the perception processes associated to this parental behavior …

While research has shown that attention bias to infant faces is linked to parenting, this work
is largely cross–sectional and limited to the postpartum period. Because the transition to …

Certain infant facial characteristics, referred to as baby schema, are thought to automatically
trigger parenting behavior and affective orientation toward infants. Electroencephalography …

Early infant interest in their mother's face is driven by an experience based face processing
system, and is associated with maternal psychological health, even within a non clinical …

Past research has focused on infants' visual preference for the mother's face, however it is
still unknown how these responses change over time and what factors associate with such …

Infant facial characteristics, ie, baby schema, are thought to automatically elicit parenting
behavior and affective orientation toward infants. Only a few studies, conducted in non …

The transition to motherhood triggers changes in human brain structure that may facilitate
mother–infant bonding. Although much research on maternal cortical responses to infant …

Mothers' representations of their infants may influence early development of emotional self–
regulation. This study examined the associations between characteristics of mothers'(N …

Background Adult gaze plays an important role in early infant development, and infants are
highly sensitive to its presence and direction. Little is known, however, about how adults …