Depression is associated with social risk factors, social impairments and poor social
functioning. This paper gives an overview of these social aspects using the NIMH Research …

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

In this paper, we call attention to the need to expand existing efforts and to develop policies,
programs, and best practices in the United States designed to support parents at risk and …

Consolation is a common response to the distress of others in humans and some social
animals, but the neural mechanisms underlying this behavior are not well characterized. By …

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 …

The transition to motherhood, and the resultant experience of caregiving, may change the
way women respond to affective, infant signals in their environments. Nonhuman animal …

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 …

This paper addresses the AVEC 2017? Depression Sub-Challenge, where the objective is
to propose methods which can aid automated prediction of depression severity. In this …

With the increasing proliferation of embedded sensors in wearable devices, there is
potential for modeling individual emotional and mental state variations. The popular …