Substance use and mothers’ neural responses to infant cues
Lowell, AF, Maupin, AN, Landi, N, Potenza, MN, Mayes, LC, Rutherford, HJV. Substance use and mothers’ neural responses to infant cues. Infant Ment Health J. 2020; 41: 264– 277. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21835
The recruitment of brain circuits that are usually involved in infant attachment can lead to substance using mothers being less responsive to their children’s cues. This paper outlines why.
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