一般注記Purpose:The aim of the present study was to identify the psychological and brain activation effects inadolescent males and females of a continuous learning experience during caring for infants.Methods:Nine male and 10 female adolescents participated in a learning experience of caring forinfants comprising study sessions at a nursery school once weekly to once a fortnight for a period of3months(the experienced group).Ten male and 10 female adolescents did not participate in sucha learning experience (the non-experienced group). Subjects were assessed before and after theintervention in the experienced group,and at the same time points for the non-experienced group,using 1) the scale of readiness for parenthood and 2)fMRI,to investigate the brain areas involved inthe development of parenthood skills.During the tasks,the subjects observed or listened to a video ofthe faces of crying infants.Results:ln the experienced group, readiness for parenthood scores were significantly elevated afterthe learning experience,while there was no signMcant difference in scores in the non-experiencedgroup.As compared with white noise,activation of the bilateral cingulate cortices,bilateral insulaeand bilateral middle frontal gyri while listening to a crying infant were significantly higher in theexperienced group after the learning experience.ln the non-experienced group, no significantdifferences were found in any regions.Conclusions:The accumuiation of iearning experience of caring for infants positively affe differences were found in any regions.
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