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Similarly, in a mouse species in which the male contributes significantly to parental care, researchers found that fathers were quicker than nondads to investigate novel stimuli, such as Lego blocks (Kinsley & Lambert, 2008, 2012) and to locate food in a maze (Frassen et al., 2011). But what about human mothers and fathers? Researchers have also used fMRI to examine the brains of human moms as they listen to their babies cry (Lorberbaum et al., 1999). Brain areas associated with emotional regulation, planning, and decision making (the anterior cingulate and right medial prefrontal cortex) showed increased activity. The patterns observed were similar to those of the rodent mothers. Other researchers have found that the brain areas that regulate reward become activated when human mothers merely gaze at their children (Bartels & Zeki, 2004; Swain & Lorberbaum, 2008). Human brains also undergo changes in sensory regulatory systems that parallel the alterations in other animals. Human mothers are capable of recognizing their infants' odors and sounds, possibly because of enhanced sensory abilities (Barrett & Fleming, 2011). Mothers with high postbirth levels of the hormone cortisol are more attracted to and motivated by their babies' scents and better able to recognize their infants' cries (Everette et al., 2007). Need Assignment Help?