Neural systems and hormones mediating attraction to infant and child faces

Neural systems and hormones mediating attraction to infant and child faces

We find infant faces highly attractive as a result of specific features which Konrad Lorenz termed Kindchenschema or baby schema, and this is considered to be an important adaptive trait for promoting protective and caregiving behaviors in adults, thereby increasing the chances of infant survival. T...

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Main Authors: Lizhu eLuo, Xiaole eMa, Xiaoxiao eZheng, Weihua eZhao, Lei eXu, Benjamin eBecker, Keith Maurice Kendrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Hormones
neural circuitry
parental behavior
baby schema
Infant face
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00970/full

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