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Mother’s soothing presence makes pain go away, changes gene activity in infant brain

November 18, 2014 by

A mother's 'TLC' not only can help soothe pain in infants, but it may also impact early brain development by altering gene activity in a part of the brain involved in emotions, according to a new study.

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