Maternal support and nurturing in early childhood can boost development of a brain region crucial for memory, stress, and emotion regulation, a prospective study found.
Hippocampal volume increased by 13.4 mm3 for each observed unit increase in maternal support on the "wait test," which assesses the strategies used by the caregiver to help a preschool-age child manage a slightly stressful situation, according to Joan L. Luby, MD, and colleagues from Washington University in St. Louis.
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