Emotion regulation, defined as the capacity to influence one's experience and expression of
emotion, is a complex skill now recognized to evolve throughout the lifetime. Here we …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Early mother–infant relationships play
important roles in infants' optimal development. New mothers undergo neurobiological …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

Empathy accounts for the naturally occurring subjective experience of similarity between the
feelings expressed by self and others without loosing sight of whose feelings belong to …

We propose that the crucial difference between human cognition and that of other species is
the ability to participate with others in collaborative activities with shared goals and …

The ontogeny of human empathy is better understood with reference to the evolutionary
history of the social brain. Empathy has deep evolutionary, biochemical, and neurological …

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 …

Social cognitive neuroscience examines social phenomena and processes using cognitive
neuroscience research tools such as neuroimaging and neuropsychology. This review …

Empathy is the ability to experience and understand what others feel without confusion
between oneself and others. Knowing what someone else is feeling plays a fundamental …

Cuteness in offspring is a potent protective mechanism that ensures survival for otherwise
completely dependent infants. Previous research has linked cuteness to early ethological …