American study shows that men's brains are not designed to respond to the sounds of a baby crying
However both men and women react to cries of autistic babies because they are higher pitched.
A new study has discovered that women’s brains are hard-wired to respond to a baby’s cry, while men do not seem to react at all.
Research, carried out by National Institute of Child Health in the U.S., asked 18 men and women to let their minds wander.
During this time the scientists conducted brain scans.
The researchers then played a recording of white noise interspersed with short clips of a baby crying.
The scans showed that while women immediately became more alert after hearing a baby’s cry, the brains of men remained in a resting state.
Specifically, the dorsal medial prefrontal and posterior cingulate areas, known to be involved when the mind is allowed to wander, were recorded by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and later studied for results.
'Determining whether these responses differ between men and women, by age, and by parental status, helps us understand instincts for caring for the very young,’ study co-author Marc Bornsteinfrom the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development told Medical Daily.
Although brain activity patterns differed between men and women, there was no difference in the brain patterns between parents and non-parents.
The researchers also played the cries of infants who were later diagnosed with autism.

Interestingly, hearing these cries interrupted the mind wandering of both men and women.
A previous study has shown that the screams of infants who develop autism tend to be higher pitched than those of other babies and that the pauses between cries are shorter.
It has been long known that women's bodies react to the sound of babies after pregnancy.
Soon after birth, a woman's 'letdown reflex' — the reflex that releases the milk produced by breasts — needs time to adjust to the sensation of feeding.
Frequent breastfeeding will help the reflex become attuned to particular stimulation, but until then, many sensations such as hearing screams and even certain thoughts may trigger lactation (the release of milk from the breast).


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I knew it! There's gotta be a scientific reason why my 2 month old was screaming her lil lungs out right in front of her sleepin daddy. He didn't even flinch . God has programmed the bodies and minds of women to be caring. All this hormone this, reflex that are all handiworks of God.

ok o

So anyting that comes from americans is now fact abi, am a man and i hate to see babies cry, if i see one crying i usually try to make funny faces and play with him till he stops crying

Looooool it's quite true I have notice it happen tho am not married wit kids

The scans showed that while women immediately became more alert after hearing a baby’s cry, the brains of men remained in a resting state.

.REASONS below

1)It probably sounds like music to our ears
2) We cant breastfeed them , so why bother
3)Where the Hell is the Mother?

I'll definitely beat my wife to the baby when ever he/she starts crying...I'm sure of that.

the research is a joke...I cant stand the noise from a crying baby...I tape the mouth shut with cellotape

True! Happens to me when my 2yr old cousin's crting. I just do not even hear until I hear ppl complaining

k4kenny: I knew it! There's gotta be a scientific reason why my 2 month old was screaming her lil lungs out right in front of her sleepin daddy. He didn't even flinch . God has programmed the bodies and minds of women to be caring. All this hormone this, reflex that are all handiworks of God.

av u tried to talk tot the daddy again. Na one day person dey turn deaf o!

Okay now!

We men don hear. Women oya take over the thread.

mimi321:

Marry me for just 150 , 000 naira.

na keke maruwa u wan buy??add small mney make u get new keke...then c ur return on investment...
@topic.,dnt knw wat 2 say bt im always alert wn i hear d sound of a cryng baby n try 2 make sure d baby stop...either by callng d attention of d mother or just play wt d baby.

k4kenny: I knew it! There's gotta be a scientific reason why my 2 month old was screaming her lil lungs out right in front of her sleepin daddy. He didn't even flinch . God has programmed the bodies and minds of women to be caring. All this hormone this, reflex that are all handiworks of God.

Ko si scientific reason kan kan joooo! Either "her sleeping daddy" ingested alcohol excessively prior to sleeping or he's deaf or something!

Its simple! Mothers have the natural endowment to silence them. The men don't have them.
#Bobbytinz

kokoye: the research is a joke...I cant stand the noise from a crying baby...I tape the mouth shut with cellotape

u dey vex gan...u for put am 4 bucket cova am or put earpiece 4 ur ear

i dont think so.i respond to my kids cries even faster than my wife most times,cos it saddens me when a baby who cant tell u wats wrong with him/her begins to cry.and mind u,most of those crying babies just need ur attention.my kids usually keep quiet from a cry when i carry them standing on my feet.

its certainly not because we don't care but it just natural

Mr Aboki: [size=13pt]Okay!!

So what should we do with this information now na?!

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If u don't need the info must u comment?abi dem beg u read am?chai na wa for the new set of people for nairaland wey don turn dis place to another tin with this stupid notice me comments dem!


Well is true that women tend to react to the cry of a baby than Men. I feel one of the reason men don't really react as such is d consciousness of knowing that a woman is around and she will take care of the baby!I think if he is alone or aware that no female is around,there would be a totally different reaction.

Fa Fa Fa, Foul!!! I was the one that woke up to carry our crying boy yesternight around 2am, except that I woke up his Moma to do the feeding before I dozed off again. But seriously, I think it is all about the emotional connection to your child, I love my boy to bits.

Hmmmn I now understands my hubby act now,chei no wonder he always beg me to attend to the kids.I thank the OP for this info,cos this little info has bn bothering my heart and I even concluded in my heart that my hubby is just been LAZY,HEARTLESS,AND WICKED. ****God pls forgive me****,Honey pls forgive me.

Listen to the song sweet mother by prince Nico and you will understand that mother is supreme though some men do care. I love my mom

paulworld: its certainly not because we don't care but it just natural

i feel sorry for the woman who marries this thing

Reason - [size=15pt]EMOTIONS!!![/size]