"It's a question that seems to pop into every mom's head when she's going to sneak downstairs early and have a cup of coffee before her children's extremely routine and normal wake-up time. Suddenly, before you can even pour the creamer, there they are, waiting for you on the stairs or already unplugging their tablet from its charger in the living room."
"Well, I'm sorry, but this "same brainwave" thing with your own baby can be highly annoying when you just want to get some work done without them jumping off of your shoulders like they're auditioning for American Ninja Warrior, but it also could be legit.A 2023 research study actually found that a mother and child do develop " synchronized brain activity in neural regions implicated" in both emotion expression and emotion regulation."
Mothers and very young children can exhibit synchronized brain activity in neural regions linked to emotion expression and regulation. Neural synchronization appears primarily during interactive play and when both mother and child match each other's high-intensity positive emotional states, compared with matching neutral or low states. This coupling may help explain why children often seem to wake up at the same time as a parent or respond almost instantly to parental mood and activity. The synchrony arises from repeated interactions and shared affective experiences. The alignment can feel uncanny and useful, yet also frustrating for parents who seek uninterrupted quiet time.
Read at Scary Mommy
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