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developmental psychobiology lab @unipavia @fondazione.mondino Read a selection of our papers, gently organized by research project ;)
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Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Coordinator: Livio Provenzi, University of Pavia, IRCCS Mondino Foundation
Project 2-BRAINED
Envisioning translational hyperscanning: How applied neuroscience might improve family-centered care
Envisioning translational hyperscanning: How applied neuroscience might improve family-centered care
Frontiers | 2-Brain Regulation for Improved Neuroprotection during Early Development (2-BRAINED): a translational hyperscanning research project
Frontiers | 2-Brain Regulation for Improved Neuroprotection during Early Development (2-BRAINED): a translational hyperscanning research project
IntroductionVery preterm (VPT) birth is a major risk condition for child development and parental wellbeing, mainly due to multiple sources of stress (e.g., ...
Exploring the impact of manual and automatic EEG pre-processing methods on interpersonal neural synchrony measures in parent-infant hyperscanning studies
Exploring the impact of manual and automatic EEG pre-processing methods on interpersonal neural synchrony measures in parent-infant hyperscanning studies
Project SEA-URCHIN
Prosodic and Linguistic Features of Child‐Directed Speech in Word Learning Contexts: A Comparison Between Preterm and Full‐Term Children - Provera - 2026 - International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders - Wiley Online Library
Prosodic and Linguistic Features of Child‐Directed Speech in Word Learning Contexts: A Comparison Between Preterm and Full‐Term Children - Provera - 2026 - International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders - Wiley Online Library
Project ARIEL
Frontiers | In the heat of connection: using infrared thermal imaging to shed new light into early parent-infant co-regulation patterns
Frontiers | In the heat of connection: using infrared thermal imaging to shed new light into early parent-infant co-regulation patterns
Hot stuff: Behavioural and affective thermal responses to digital and non-digital disruptions during early mother-infant interaction
Hot stuff: Behavioural and affective thermal responses to digital and non-digital disruptions during early mother-infant interaction
gEcho study collection
Prenatal exposure to environmental air pollution and psychosocial stress jointly contribute to the epigenetic regulation of the serotonin transporter gene in newborns | Molecular Psychiatry
Prenatal exposure to environmental air pollution and psychosocial stress jointly contribute to the epigenetic regulation of the serotonin transporter gene in newborns | Molecular Psychiatry
The contribution of environmental sensitivity and connectedness to nature to mental health: Does nature view count?
The contribution of environmental sensitivity and connectedness to nature to mental health: Does nature view count?
Project MOM-COPE
Hidden pandemic: COVID-19-related stress, SLC6A4 methylation, and infants’ temperament at 3 months | Scientific Reports
Hidden pandemic: COVID-19-related stress, SLC6A4 methylation, and infants’ temperament at 3 months | Scientific Reports
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a collective trauma that may have enduring stress effects during sensitive periods, such as pregnancy. Prenatal stress may result in epigenetic signatures of stress-related genes (e.g., the serotonin transporter gene, SLC6A4) that may in turn influence infants’ behavioral development. In April 2020, we launched a longitudinal cohort study to assess the behavioral and epigenetic vestiges of COVID-19-related prenatal stress exposure in mothers and infants. COVID-19-related prenatal stress was retrospectively assessed at birth. SLC6A4 methylation was assessed in thirteen CpG sites in mothers and infants’ buccal cells. Infants’ temperament was assessed at 3-month-age. Complete data were available from 108 mother-infant dyads. Greater COVID-19-related prenatal stress was significantly associated with higher infants’ SLC6A4 methylation in seven CpG sites. SLC6A4 methylation at these sites predicted infants’ temperament at 3 months.
Frontiers | Depression and Anxiety in Mothers Who Were Pregnant During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northern Italy: The Role of Pandemic-Related Emotional Stress and Perceived Social Support
Frontiers | Depression and Anxiety in Mothers Who Were Pregnant During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northern Italy: The Role of Pandemic-Related Emotional Stress and Perceived Social Support
The COVID-19 pandemic is a collective trauma that is threatening citizens’ mental health resulting in increased emotional stress, reduced social support, and...
Post-partum Women’s Anxiety and Parenting Stress: Home-Visiting Protective Effect During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Maternal and Child Health Journal
Post-partum Women’s Anxiety and Parenting Stress: Home-Visiting Protective Effect During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Maternal and Child Health Journal
Maternal and infant NR3C1 and SLC6A4 epigenetic signatures of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: when timing matters | Translational Psychiatry
Maternal and infant NR3C1 and SLC6A4 epigenetic signatures of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: when timing matters | Translational Psychiatry
Exclusive breastfeeding and maternal postnatal anxiety contributed to infants’ temperament issues at 6 months of age
Exclusive breastfeeding and maternal postnatal anxiety contributed to infants’ temperament issues at 6 months of age
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Prenatal maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and infant regulatory capacity at 3 months: A longitudinal study | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Prenatal maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and infant regulatory capacity at 3 months: A longitudinal study | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Prenatal maternal pandemic‐related stress was associated with a greater risk of children having disturbed sleep at 24 months of age - Maccarini - 2024 - Acta Paediatrica - Wiley Online Library
Prenatal maternal pandemic‐related stress was associated with a greater risk of children having disturbed sleep at 24 months of age - Maccarini - 2024 - Acta Paediatrica - Wiley Online Library
Frontiers | Joint attention and exogenous attention allocation during mother-infant interaction at 12 months associate with 24-month vocabulary composition
Frontiers | Joint attention and exogenous attention allocation during mother-infant interaction at 12 months associate with 24-month vocabulary composition
IntroductionEarly attentional processes are inherently linked with early parent-infant interactions and play a critical role in shaping cognitive and linguis...
Exclusive breastfeeding mitigates the association between prenatal maternal pandemic-related stress and children sleep problems at 24 months of age | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Exclusive breastfeeding mitigates the association between prenatal maternal pandemic-related stress and children sleep problems at 24 months of age | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Project MEET
Gaze Orienting in the Social World: An Exploration of the Role Played by Caregiving Vocal and Tactile Behaviors in Infants with Visual Impairment and in Sighted Controls
Gaze Orienting in the Social World: An Exploration of the Role Played by Caregiving Vocal and Tactile Behaviors in Infants with Visual Impairment and in Sighted Controls
Socio-emotional stress regulation in infants with visual impairment: Exploring the role of maternal vocal and tactile behavior
Socio-emotional stress regulation in infants with visual impairment: Exploring the role of maternal vocal and tactile behavior
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