SYNOPSIS

The authors comment on a paper reporting differences between mothers and non-mothers in neural responses to infant cries and other emotive sounds while engaging in self- or goal-oriented tasks. The value of examining deactivation of the default mode network (DMN) as a means of understanding differential attention patterns in both typical and atypical populations is discussed, as is the generalizability of the experimental paradigm to ecologically relevant contexts. The role of an individual’s age, parental status, and experience in shaping responses to infant crying is considered, and future avenues of research are suggested. An argument is made for coupling neuroimaging techniques with behavioral assays to better understand the determinants of maternal behavior.

概要

作者在一篇论文中发表了评论，该论文报道了母亲和非母亲在进行自我导向或目标导向的任务时，对婴儿啼哭和其他情感声音的神经反应存在差异。讨论了检查默认模式网络（DMN）的停用作为理解典型和非典型人群中不同注意力模式的手段的价值，以及实验范式对生态相关背景的可推广性。考虑了个人年龄，父母身份和经验对塑造婴儿哭泣反应的作用，并提出了今后的研究途径。对于将神经影像技术与行为分析结合起来以更好地理解孕产妇行为的决定因素，存在争论。