[閒聊] 研究：母愛決定了孩子大腦的大小？！

[s00azure (大叔，愛が重い)]

不曉得這個算不算跟憂鬱症有關? 所以選了閒聊

這麼看來，頭兩年都被忽視的小孩不就大多都哭哭了
三歲定八十也太可怕

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（優活健康網記者談雍雍／編譯）

母親對每個剛出生的孩子來說，不僅實質的提供了營養來源「母乳」，更多的是無形的「
母愛」！而科學家針對兩個3歲的兒童大腦進行掃描，證實一個令人震驚的結果，母愛對
孩子的大腦發育竟有顯著的影響！ 令人心酸的圖像顯示，與遭受了極度忽視的3歲兒童的
右腦相比，一個正常的3歲兒童的左腦明顯較大，而且斑點和黑暗的「模糊」地區更少。

神經科醫生說，此圖像能提供更多的證據，母親對待孩子的方式是很重要的，不僅影響孩
子的情感發展，而且也影響他們的大腦大小。專家們說，這兩個大腦存在如此大的差異主
要取決於母親對待孩子的差異。

這些圖像顯示，孩子的右腦如同遭受了意外的打擊或疾病。但事實上是，母親的冷漠忽視
和虐待造成了兒童大腦萎縮。如果兒童在一個充滿母愛和溫馨的家庭中長大，那麼他的大
腦發育得較大且較發達。

研究人員說，大腦掃描圖像的右半部分顯示孩子缺乏一些最基本的區域，這些區域也存在
於大腦的左邊。他們說，與右側大腦相比，左側大腦較大的孩子更聰明，而且社交能力也
更好。另一方面，大腦右側較小的孩子更容易成為吸毒者和暴力份子，此外，大腦萎縮的
孩子更容易患心理疾病和其他嚴重的身體疾病。

美國加州大學洛杉磯分校的教授艾倫斯說，在嬰兒成長的頭兩年，大腦的健康發展與母愛
之間存在著重大的關聯。因為80％的腦細胞生長情況在生命的頭兩年決定下來了，且大腦
的發展會影響孩子的一生。此外，研究人員說，母親的忽視越嚴重，對孩子的腦損傷影響
越明顯。在嬰兒的早期成長由母親關愛撫養長大的兒童更聰明，且有更好的學習能力。

根據發表在《美國國家科學院》上的研究論文指出，聖路易斯華盛頓大學的研究人員發現
，媽媽們養育孩子會使得孩子的大腦在早期就擁有較大的海馬體，這是一個關鍵的大腦部
位，在學習、記憶的過程中都是不可或缺的。

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原文

Chilling Brain Scans Show the Impact of a Mother's Love on a Child's Brain
Size


A shocking comparison of brain scans from two three-year-old children reveals
new evidence of the remarkable impact a mother's love has on a child's brain
development.

The chilling images reveal that the left brain, which belongs to a normal
3-year-old, is significantly larger and contains fewer spots and dark "fuzzy"
areas than the right brain, which belongs to that of a 3-year-old who has
suffered extreme neglect.

Neurologists say that the latest images provide more evidence that the way
children are treated in their early years is important not only for the
child's emotional development, but also in determining the size of their
brains.

Experts say that the sizeable difference in the two brains is primarily
caused by the difference in the way each child was treated by their mothers.

While at first glance, the images might indicate that the child with the
right brain might have suffered a serious accident or illness, neurologists
said that the truth is that the child with the shrunken brain was neglected
and abused by its mother, and the child with the larger and more fully
developed brain was raised in a loving, supportive home and was looked after
by its mother, according to The Sunday Telegraph.

Researchers told the UK newspaper that the image of the brain scan on the
right shows that the child lacks some of the most fundamental areas that are
present in the image of the brain scan on the left.

They say that the child on the left with the larger brain will be more
intelligent and will be more likely to develop the social ability to
empathize with others compared to the child on the right.

On the other hand, the child with the smaller brain on the right will be more
likely to become addicted to drugs, be involved in violent crimes, be
unemployed and dependent on government benefits in the future.

Furthermore, the child with the shrunken brain is significantly more likely
to develop mental and other serious health-related problems.

Professor Allan Schore from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
said that in the first two years, babies rely on a strong bond with their
mothers for healthy brain development.

"The development of cerebral circuits depends on it," he said, adding that
because 80 percent of brain cells grow in the first two years of life,
problems in that development can affect people for the rest of their lives.
Furthermore, researchers said that the more severe the mother's neglect, the
more pronounced the brain damage can be.

Researchers said the process of childhood neglect is a vicious cycle because
the parents of neglected children were also neglected by their parents and do
not have fully developed brain.

However, past research has shown that the cycle can be broken if there is
early intervention and families are supported.

The latest study supports research released earlier this year that showed
that children brought up by mothers who provide love and affection early in
life are smarter and have a greater capacity to learn.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, found
that children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have a larger
hippocampus, a key brain structure that is essential to learning, memory and
response to stress, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences Early Edition.

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→ s00azure:不過這個研究我沒看到原文，不曉得是不是只有比照一組
推 OZAKIT:推
→ OZAKIT:心理學實驗 也早有看過類似的
→ s00azure:取向不太一樣，但從結果上來看應該沒什麼大差別?
推 APPLEin5566:我今天一早才聽到類似的
推 pytzog:那隔代教養的怎麼算@@ 嬰兒到學齡前大部分時間都是外婆帶的
→ OZAKIT:它雖說是母親對待孩子的方式是很重要 可是主要還是在一個
→ OZAKIT:充滿母愛和溫馨的家庭中長大 才是關鍵 母愛不一定要來自母
→ OZAKIT:親?
→ saram:那麼喬喬就....(不好笑)
→ zeze:以前看過一本書  說為什麼孤兒院設備很好幼兒死亡率卻很高
→ zeze:因為缺少人陪  很多是寂寞死掉的
推 trivial:咦真巧 今天上課剛好上到 是這圖吧? http://0rz.tw/o3OIH
推 Nitrate:總覺得這研究有種指責母親的暗示…小孩又不是媽媽一個人的
→ lamort:我的腦袋大概跟海豚差不多
推 venus40123:母親改成主要照顧者比較好
→ saram:依賴並情感性互動者
→ saram:對人類而言,適當的互動行為是不能輕忽的.