From mice to humans, comfort is being carried by mom

Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

There is a very good reason mothers often carry their crying babies, pacing the floor, to help them calm down. New research published in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on April 18 shows that infants experience an automatic calming reaction upon being carried, whether they are mouse or human babies.

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