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Author: Bhandari, Ritu
Title: Perception of infant cues : the role of childhood experiences and oxytocin
Issue Date: 2013-12-18
Perception of infant cues
The role of childhood experiences and oxytocin
Ritu Bhandari
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Chapter 1
Perception of infant cues
The role of childhood experiences and oxytocin
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op woensdag 18 december 2013
Klokke 15.00 uur door
Ritu Bhandari
Geboren te Bhilwara, Rajasthan in 1984
Promotiecommissie
Promotores
Prof. Dr. Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg Prof. Dr. Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Co-promotor
Dr. Rixt van der Veen
Overige leden
Prof. dr. A. Stein (Oxford University) Prof. dr. J. Mesman
Prof. dr. L. R. A. Alink
The studies described in the current thesis were supported by grants of the Netherlands Or- ganization for Scientific Research (NWO) awarded to M. H. van IJzendoorn (NWO SPI- NOZA prize) and M. J. Bakermans-Kranenburg (VICI grant no. 453-09-003).
Table of contents
Chapter 1
General introduction Chapter 2
Salivary oxytocin mediates the association between emotional maltreatment and responses to emotional infant faces
Chapter 3
The bonnie baby: Experimentally manipulated temperament af- fects perceived cuteness and motivation to view infant faces Chapter 4
Effects of intranasal oxytocin administration on memory for infant cues: Moderation by childhood emotional maltreatment
Chapter 5
Temperamental sensitivity moderates the effects of maternal love- withdrawal on perception of infant crying: An interactive infant simulator approach
Chapter 6
General discussion
Nederlandse Samenvatting (Summary in Dutch) List of publications
Acknowledgements Cirriculum Vitae
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