Research into the lateralisation of prefrontal cortical activity in infants—commonly indexed by measures of frontal alpha electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry—has revealed a robust link between ...

Sigmund Freud's account of oral, anal, and genital stages of development were suffused with emotion, but recent accounts of development have tended to neglect emotions. An exception, not so recent, ...

Postpartum maternal mental health and mother-to-infant bonding are well-established as critical factors in a child's psychosocial development. However, few studies have explored the combined impact of ...

A new study highlights how the strong influence of postpartum depression and mother-to-infant bonding affects child difficulties in sixth grade and also emphasizes the importance of secure early ...