55. Emotion Regulation and the Maternal Brain
From Mommy Brain Revisited by Dr. Jodi Pawluski
April 4, 2025 · 33 min · Episode 55
About this episode
This episode discusses how the maternal brain processes emotion cues from infants and adults, featuring research insights from Katie Haigler.
In this episode of Mommy Brain Revisited I talk with Katie Haigler, a graduate student at Penn State, about her research detailing how the maternal brain processes infant and adult emotion cues - aiding in our understanding of emotion regulation in parents. Interesting! For more about Katie’s research see https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/katherine-haigler Here is a direct link to the paper we talk about.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Jodi Pawluski
Guest: Katie Haigler
Topics covered
- emotion regulation
- maternal brain
- infant emotion cues
- adult emotion cues
- parenting
Keywords
- emotion regulation
- maternal brain
- infant cues
- adult cues
- parenting research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Penn State
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