Changing brain activation needs determine early crying: A hypothesis
Elliott M. Blass a1 a1 Department of Psychology, Program of Neuroscience and Behavior, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 and Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
eblass@medusa.sbs.umass.edu
Abstract
A proximal mechanism is proposed whereby early crying helps maintain ideal levels of brain activation during the first three postnatal months. The proposal is consonant with both animal and human infant literatures, and new data are presented in its support.
