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Researchers at Leiden University in Holland studied 81 women who had never given birth.
Infants with more pronounced “baby schema” features were rated as cuter and more likely to inspire a desire to care for them.
Women who scored higher on nurturance motivation—their general tendency to provide care—showed greater neural activity in response to baby faces with pronounced baby schema features.
Those with higher oxytocin sensitivity seem to process these cues automatically through subtle facial expressions like smiling.
The study found that people who tend to be more nurturing are more sensitive to subtle differences in baby schema features.
It is unclear whether these findings would apply to parents, or how caregiving experiences, such as pregnancy and raising a child, might alter sensitivity.
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