On Cuteness: Unlocking the Parental Brain and Beyond

Cuteness in offspring is a potent protective mechanism that ensures survival for otherwise completely dependent infants. Previous research has linked cuteness to early ethological ideas of a ‘Kindchenschema’ (infant schema) where infant facial features serve as ‘innate releasing mechanisms’ for inst...

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Published in:	Trends in cognitive sciences Vol. 20; no. 7; pp. 545 - 558
Main Authors:	Kringelbach, Morten L., Stark, Eloise A., Alexander, Catherine, Bornstein, Marc H., Stein, Alan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2016
Subjects:	affiliative Brain - physiology caregiving emotion Emotions Face - anatomy & histology Facial Expression Humans Kawaii Maternal Behavior - physiology neuroimaging Neurology Parenting Parents Paternal Behavior - physiology pleasure Psychiatry Kawaii emotion affiliative caregiving pleasure neuroimaging
ISSN:	1364-6613, 1879-307X, 1879-307X
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