1 Commentary on popular parent advice. Nils Bergman, April 2017. On the link below a father proudly shows how to “calm a crying baby”. The following commentary is based on developmental neuroscience, and will conclude that this baby is not calmed. The photos are screen-snips that show the time in the bottom right hand corner. https://www.facebook.com/DanielEisenman/videos/1531220930221747/ Analysis - Father starts to make a loud monotone note, “ohmmmmm” The immediate response to noise = startle, Moro reflex = fright. The sound triggers an elementary warning cue from the emotional brain, the amygdala, which is a primitive survival mechanism for nearby danger. This triggers a sequence – vigilance, alarm, fear, terror. 4 seconds later – extensor arm, fingers splay = vigilance, seeking. During vigilance, crying intensifies, as a plea for urgent rescue.
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Commentary on popular parent advice. Nils Bergman, April 2017.
On the link below a father proudly shows how to “calm a crying baby”. The following commentary is based
on developmental neuroscience, and will conclude that this baby is not calmed. The photos are screen-snips
that show the time in the bottom right hand corner.