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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

For those who avoid children

Only those who have not heard
and enjoyed their children's prattle,
will say that the flute and Violin are sweet
Thirukkural


Baby's smile gives mum a 'natural high'



London: If mums want to experience a natural ‘high’ then all

they need to do is take a look at their baby’s smile, say

researchers.
According to boffins, the sight of their baby smiling works by triggering 'feel-good' part of the brain that deals with

sensations of reward and pleasure.
As a part of the study, researchers from Texas Children's

Hospital 28 first-time mums, with babies between the ages of
five to 10 months, to the test.
The mothers underwent a MRI brain scan while looking at

pictures of their own babies and also other infants.
Researchers noted that when the mums looked at the infants’

faces, the scanner showed the flow of blood in their brains and revealed the regions that were the most active at any time.
What was interesting was that as soon as the mothers

identified their own baby, the areas of the brain associated

with 'reward' went on alert and the brain chemical dopamine, important for learning, motivating, sleeping and controlling movement, became active.

The strength of the reaction depended on the babies’

expression, with a smiling face triggering the biggest reaction, reports the Telegraph.
Lead author of the study Dr Lane Strathearn said: "These are

the areas that have been activated in other experiments

associated with the neurotransmitter dopamine.
"It may be that seeing your own baby's smiling face is like a

natural high," he added.
The findings are published in the American medical journal Pediatrics. 
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Only those who have not heard and enjoyed their children's prattle, will say that the flute and Violin are sweet Thirukkural ???? On the lighter side the rest might have gone deaf with the prattles :))
May 14, 2011 3:35 PM

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Only those who have not heard
and enjoyed their children's prattle,
will say that the flute and Violin are sweet
Thirukkural ???? On the lighter side the rest might have gone deaf with the prattles :))