vgwpsych.bsky.social
PhD in clinical & developmental psychology from @uoregon, current t32 postdoc @ucla, interested in adolescent social development and internalizing psychopathology vgwpsych.wixsite.com/home
👤 Joined on 23 January 2025
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@vgwpsych.bsky.socialafter childbirth...HELLO DORSAL STRIATUM. As a bonus, greater postnatal striatal activation to fearful expressions was linked with fewer father-infant bonding issues. 4/7
Show PostBrief summary: Becoming a father may change how the brain responds to others distress and how close a father feels to their child may be linked to brain processes supporting motivational approach towards the vulnerable. Caveats: modest sample, single-group pre-post design 6/7
Show PostHow do brain responses change to other's fear across the transition to parenthood? Our lab's new study adds to this small literature and includes task-based fMRI data from men before and after the birth of their first child. Check it out now in @jne-editor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/jne.... 🧵 /7
Show PostOur latest paper led by Taylor Guthrie with former undergrad RA Aussie Frost. We show that multivariate fMRI signals can decode the identity of specific individuals within the DMN and in the absence of visual features or other lower-level sensory information. link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Show PostIt's also difficult to imagine their journey out, with nothing but the clothes on their backs, and the 6 months that followed as refugees in Jordan. It's difficult to think of all the amenities, clothes, diapers, health check-ups etc I have for my son and how different things were for my parents.
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