PSYC23H3 Lecture Notes - Vascular Resistance, Circadian Rhythm, Cortisol
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March 1, 2011 is there anything biological that helps parents parent any useful mechanisms that equip parents to parent. Onset of parenting potentially could involve huge major biological shifts cortical reorganization: studies that show adults having plasticity- changes in brain when we become experts of something, there is physical change in the brain. London taxi study crazy streets in london"s organization, thus becoming an expert requires a lot. Possible that our brains may be changing rapidly, structurally. Operations and functions of that brain tissue may be changing as well. Parent coritisol inconsistent relationship between cortisol and behaviour is not always the same. 3rd trimester = amount of cortisol negatively predicts parenting behav. We knew: more cortisol = less oxytocin = worse parenting. More cortisol at rest = parents like the smell of child more, show greater sympathy to child"s cry (motivational) Distinguishing challenge when does cortisol go from helpful to negative. Maternal cortisol and materal responsiveness in yellow baboons.
