Research
Our research focuses on the impact of early emotional relationships with parents on later interpersonal relationships, including relationships with own children, and on the maternal and paternal brain functioning.
We are researching:
The link between a woman's experiences with her own mother and Stockholm syndrome, and the impact on her own mothering.
- The impact of attachment (secure or insecure) on the functioning of the mother's brain when she perceives a baby's crying, one of the most relevant infant signals for maternal behavior.
- How the mother's brain functions before and after the baby's birth.
- The effect that a history of intimate partner violence has on the functionality of the father’s brain.
The impact of experiences with the own mother on the functioning of the mother's brain, once daughters become mothers.
The analysis of attachment and childhood experiences, as well as the analysis of the activity of the parental brain, has been the focus of our research. The precise coding of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), as well as the analysis of the bioelectric signals (EEG), along with specific statistical methods, works like a radiography of the mind.
We have identified that the experiences lived in the relationship with parents have a significant impact on the brain functioning of the mothers and fathers studied.