Maternal nurturing experience affects the perception and recognition of adult and infant facial expressions.

The perception and recognition of facial expressions are crucial for parenting. This study investigated whether and how maternal nurturing experience and trait anxiety influence the perception and recognition of infant and adult facial expressions. This was assessed by comparing the performance of p...

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Main Authors: Michiko Matsunaga, Yukari Tanaka, Masako Myowa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6198965?pdf=render