Non-human primates exhibit distinct attachment types similar to human infants
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Non-human primates, such as marmosets and macaques, exhibit distinct attachment behaviors and tuning to parental styles that closely mirror human infant attachment patterns.
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Anxious about rejection, avoidant of neglect: Infant marmosets tune their attachment based on individual caregiver's parenting style.
2024 · cited by 5
This study demonstrates that common marmoset infants tune their attachment behaviors to their caregivers' parenting styles and display distinct patterns such as selective avoidance, mirroring human infant attachment dynamics.
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Variation in the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderates the influence of maternal sensitivity on child attachment.
2024 · cited by 4
Research in infant rhesus macaques shows that variation in the mu-opioid receptor gene relates to individual differences in separation distress and contact-seeking behavior, closely paralleling human attachment patterns linked to the same genetic systems.