Scientists identify brain regions that form 'parental instincts'

British scientists released a study on the 27th, showing that they have identified the location of a brain region that is essential to the formation of theof care and raising ofbabies
the parenting instinctResearchers at Oxford University say the findings could help explain the evolutionary problem ofbabiesneed special care and could help doctors more accurately diagnose patients suffering from postpartum depression, Reuters reported"This finding is important because there must be a reason why we take care of our children to make sure that our species continues," said Morten Klingerbach, a neuroscientist and one of the study's lead researchersThis view can be traced back to Darwin"
Klingerbach and his colleague Alan Stein proved that an area of the brain called the inner prefrontal cortex is excited to see a baby's face, while not adult facesScientists believe the area, which is close to the eyeand and is connected to an important area of recognition of faces, is an important part of the brain that controls emotionsThe researchers used imaging scanning to measure the volunteers' brain activityDuring the experiment, the volunteers pressed the button as they changed color on the screen in front of them as requiredIn the meantime, strange baby and adult faces will flash on the screenThe researchers said the brain did not respond when it looked at an adult face, but when it came to a baby's face, the level of brain activity increased within a second This is an instinctive signal that babies are special The male , female and childless volunteers in the study had similar paternal responses to infants This proves that this reaction is innate