2025
Protective role of parenthood on age-related brain function in mid- to late-life
Orchard E, Chopra S, Ooi L, Chen P, An L, Jamadar S, Yeo B, Rutherford H, Holmes A. Protective role of parenthood on age-related brain function in mid- to late-life. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2411245122. PMID: 39999172, PMCID: PMC11892684, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2411245122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain functionFunctional connectivityPatterns of brain functionAssociated with higher connectivityConsistent with animal modelsBrain structuresCaregiving environmentAssociated with patternsAge-related alterationsBrain healthAging trajectoriesLate-lifeSpatial topographyAdult brainImpact of caregivingBrainPreliminary findingsHuman parentingImpact of ageCaregiving experienceChildrenCaregiversHigher connectivityEffect of parenthoodOne-bodyThe Significance of Mothers’ Neural Responding to Infant Emotional Cues for Caregiving Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Infant Temperamental Distress
Patrick M, Xu N, Rutherford H, Groh A. The Significance of Mothers’ Neural Responding to Infant Emotional Cues for Caregiving Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Infant Temperamental Distress. Developmental Psychology 2025 PMID: 39786797, DOI: 10.1037/dev0001852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSensitivity to distressInfant emotional expressionsCaregiving behaviorInfant distressEmotional expressionMaternal sensitivity to distressInfant's emotional cuesModerating roleMothers' intrusivenessMaternal sensitivityEmotional cuesMothers' reportsInfant expressionsN170Facial encodingDistressP300CaregiversTemperamentNondistressBehaviorCuesMothersAssociationInfants
2024
Parental Tobacco Smoking and Caregiving in the Perinatal and Early Infancy Periods
Martin R, Sandoval I, Penner F, Mayes L, Potenza M, Krishnan-Sarin S, Rutherford H. Parental Tobacco Smoking and Caregiving in the Perinatal and Early Infancy Periods. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2024, 33: 2583-2595. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-024-02800-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental tobacco smokingTobacco smokePostpartum caregivingRisk of child neglectPostpartum periodImpact of tobacco smokingTobacco-cessation programsIllicit substance useChild neglectTobacco useSmoking tobaccoCaregiversPeriod of child developmentChild developmentSubstance usePostpartumSmokingEarly infancy periodPredominant focusTobaccoReview current literatureFathersPotential impactMothersCurrent literature
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