title: Action-based synthesis of parental brain consciousness.
abstract: Parenting consciousness, in line with passive frame theory, may be considered inseparable from action. With combined brain-imaging and cognitive-behavioral analyses, we are in the early phases of understanding how parental brain circuits regulate parental thoughts and behavior. Furthermore, work on parental consciousness confirms the importance of motor outputs and outlines related circuits that inform consciousness across generations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science,State University of New York-Stony Brook,Stony Brook,NY 11777jamesswa@med.umich.eduhttp://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/1678/james-edward-swain-md-phd-frcpc.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychiatry,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,University of Michigan Health System,Ann Arbor,MI 48109icaluser@umich.eduzainabma@umich.edumeldrim@med.umich.edudmorelen@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Ilinca
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Caluser
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychiatry,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,University of Michigan Health System,Ann Arbor,MI 48109icaluser@umich.eduzainabma@umich.edumeldrim@med.umich.edudmorelen@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychiatry,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,University of Michigan Health System,Ann Arbor,MI 48109icaluser@umich.eduzainabma@umich.edumeldrim@med.umich.edudmorelen@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Madalyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meldrim
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychiatry,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,University of Michigan Health System,Ann Arbor,MI 48109icaluser@umich.eduzainabma@umich.edumeldrim@med.umich.edudmorelen@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morelen
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D003243:Consciousness; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting