What happens to your brain when a baby cries?

A baby’s cry not only commands our attention, it also rattles our executive functions – the very neural and cognitive processes we use for making everyday decisions, according to a new University of Toronto study. “Parental instinct appears to be hardwired, yet no one talks about how this instinct might include cognition,” says David Haley, co-author and associate professor of psychology at U of T Scarborough. 

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