Sentences with phrase «shaped human infant»

Although evolution has shaped human infant crying and the corresponding response from caregivers, there is marked variation in paternal involvement and caretaking behavior, highlighting the importance of understanding the neurobiology supporting optimal paternal responses to cries.

Research on attachment over the past three decades has confirmed his central hypothesis that the sensitivity and responsiveness of the caregiver is instrumental in shaping the human infant's first relationship.

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The flexible and soft human breast nipple tissue is beneficial in shaping the hard palate because it flattens and broadens in response to the infant's tongue action.

«It provides a unique vantage point from which to consider the intricate interface between capacities inherent in the human infant and the shaping force of experience,» said Sandra Waxman, senior author of the study, director of the Project on Child Development, faculty fellow in Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research and the Louis W. Menk Chair in Psychology at Northwestern.

Modern assaults on the human microbiome may deprive some infants of coevolved microorganisms that shape their immune systems as well as lead to other developmental problems

Despite these serious medical issues, dogs that exhibit brachycephalic head type have been favored for hundreds of years due to the similarity of their skull shape to that of human infants [8].

Breastfeeding, and being carried by and kept close to their mothers (human infants don't cling like monkey babies to fur, but human females» arms, which are shaped differently from males» arms, are designed to hold objects easily to their chests) are what infants need and what their evolved responses are geared to obtaining.