B.C. professor using eye-tracking tech to study ‘mommy brain’

‘Mommy brain,’ a phenomenon viewed by some as cognitive decline in pregnant women, might actually be a beneficial adaptation that helps mothers protect their unborn children.

At Vancouver Island University, psychology professor Marla Morden is using innovative technology to look into the its implications. “There are not only deficits happening, but we also think there are some areas where pregnant women show advantages in terms of their thinking and memory processes,” Morden said.

The professor is using eye-tracking glasses to measure eye movements, pupil position and dilation to collect data about what mothers are focusing on and what they are ignoring. Her study will expose mothers to posters of infants, people who are ill, and other faces. She also plans to study mothers interacting with their babies to learn what mothers concentrate on.

Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Vancouver Island University to slash programs, including music, in bid to tamp down deficitBachelor of music degree and jazz diploma programs are on the table as part of plans to reduce academic department expenditures by 10 per cent and non-academic departments by five per cent
Source: timescolonist - 🏆 15. / 75 Read more »

Former dean donates nearly 1,000 comic books, graphic novels to Vancouver Island UniversityUniversity librarian David Alexander said the collection is among the most valuable in-kind donations ever received by the VIU library.
Source: timescolonist - 🏆 15. / 75 Read more »