The influence of cognitive load on maternal postural sway and heart rate in response to infant vocalizations

• Published in: Developmental psychobiology Vol. 62; no. 6; pp. 829 - 840
• Main Authors: Hiraoka, Daiki, Nomura, Michio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2020
• Subjects: center of pressure; cognitive load; heart rate; infant vocalizations; maternal responses; cognitive load; heart rate; center of pressure; infant vocalizations; maternal responses

Infants communicate their emotions to their caregivers through cries and laughter. Recent work suggests that adaptive parenting requires cognitive regulation of intuitive behaviors toward infants’ signals. In this study, we examined the effects of cognitive regulation on mothers’ unconscious behavio...