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Infant crying and colic: What lies beneath

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2005

John D. Newman
John D. Newman*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, NIH Animal Center 112/205, Poolesville, MD 20837-0529 http://gpp.nih.gov/researchers/viewbook/Newman_John.html
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jdnewman@helix.nih.gov
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Abstract:

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The neural structures implicated in crying are reviewed, based on studies in animals. Brain regions involved include the anterior cingulate gyrus (a cortical structure), amygdala, thalamic tegmentum, periaqueductal gray of the midbrain, and the nucleus ambiguus of the caudal brainstem. It is hypothesized that the crying associated with colic may be a manifestation of differing developmental stages in the brain circuits involved.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , August 2004, pp. 470 - 471
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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The author of this commentary is employed by a government agency and as such this commentary is considered a work of the U.S. government and not subject to copyright within the United States.