phil newsome
@philnewsomejr.bsky.social
affective/dev neuro | clinical science phd student at USC (quant conc.) | formerly: SMCM, UMD, NIMH IRTA Fellow
consider sharing with them @agvacca.bsky.social 's paper on quantifying mixed emotions in the scanner doi.org/10.1093/cerc...
Neural patterns associated with mixed valence feelings differ in consistency and predictability throughout the brain
Abstract. Mixed feelings, the simultaneous presence of feelings with positive and negative valence, remain an understudied topic. They pose a specific set
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September 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
consider sharing with them @agvacca.bsky.social 's paper on quantifying mixed emotions in the scanner doi.org/10.1093/cerc...
Co-led w/ @agvacca.bsky.social
Senior Authors: @darbysaxbe.bsky.social @jonaskaplan.bsky.social
Other Authors: @sofiacardenas.bsky.social #valen @ywaizman.bsky.social @lizzieaviv.bsky.social #leon
Senior Authors: @darbysaxbe.bsky.social @jonaskaplan.bsky.social
Other Authors: @sofiacardenas.bsky.social #valen @ywaizman.bsky.social @lizzieaviv.bsky.social #leon
August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Co-led w/ @agvacca.bsky.social
Senior Authors: @darbysaxbe.bsky.social @jonaskaplan.bsky.social
Other Authors: @sofiacardenas.bsky.social #valen @ywaizman.bsky.social @lizzieaviv.bsky.social #leon
Senior Authors: @darbysaxbe.bsky.social @jonaskaplan.bsky.social
Other Authors: @sofiacardenas.bsky.social #valen @ywaizman.bsky.social @lizzieaviv.bsky.social #leon
☕️ So basically…dads may develop unique responses to their baby not totally explained by just “baby schema” or that it’s someone they love/care for.
🔮Future work on how these processes CHANGE during early stages of parenthood is soon to come :)
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🔮Future work on how these processes CHANGE during early stages of parenthood is soon to come :)
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August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
☕️ So basically…dads may develop unique responses to their baby not totally explained by just “baby schema” or that it’s someone they love/care for.
🔮Future work on how these processes CHANGE during early stages of parenthood is soon to come :)
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🔮Future work on how these processes CHANGE during early stages of parenthood is soon to come :)
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[4] 🔂Follow-up MVPA revealed relative contributions from familiarity and infancy dimensions; however, own-infant condition was still distinguishable from stimuli with overlapping characteristics. 6/8
August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
[4] 🔂Follow-up MVPA revealed relative contributions from familiarity and infancy dimensions; however, own-infant condition was still distinguishable from stimuli with overlapping characteristics. 6/8
[3] 🔦Searchlights captured discriminable neural patterns in similar DMN areas, as well as the parahippocampus. 5/8
August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
[3] 🔦Searchlights captured discriminable neural patterns in similar DMN areas, as well as the parahippocampus. 5/8
[2] Greater activation around the posterior midline of the cortex was associated with:
👶 stronger reported bond with their infant
😅 less parenting stress!
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👶 stronger reported bond with their infant
😅 less parenting stress!
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August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
[2] Greater activation around the posterior midline of the cortex was associated with:
👶 stronger reported bond with their infant
😅 less parenting stress!
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👶 stronger reported bond with their infant
😅 less parenting stress!
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[1] We observed stronger responses in regions supporting mentalizing, emotion regulation, & reward processing when fathers viewed their own baby vs an unfamiliar infant or their partner. 3/8
August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
[1] We observed stronger responses in regions supporting mentalizing, emotion regulation, & reward processing when fathers viewed their own baby vs an unfamiliar infant or their partner. 3/8
👨👧Most research on brain responses to own-infant stimuli has focused on moms. Additionally, it had been unclear whether “own-baby” effects are truly specific to one’s own infant, or just reflect familiarity/closeness.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
👨👧Most research on brain responses to own-infant stimuli has focused on moms. Additionally, it had been unclear whether “own-baby” effects are truly specific to one’s own infant, or just reflect familiarity/closeness.
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