嬰兒哭聲:激發你本能的保護欲 Why Can’t We Ignore a Crying Baby?
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How do humans always respond when they hear a baby cry?
Have you ever thought about why you can’t ignore a crying baby? You probably wanted to help but weren’t sure exactly what to do. A study has found that human brains respond strongly to a baby’s cries. This is true even if we don’t know the child. Human brains have developed to recognize the cries of babies as more important than those of adults.
Every grown human has this natural instinct. Crying babies cause a burst of activity in areas of the brain that are related to emotion and reward. From a biological angle, the cries are a warning that there may be danger nearby, such as a wild animal. This burst of brain activity serves as an alert system for humans to protect the young.
From a social angle, the cries encourage people to behave in a caring way and can help them build relationships with other adults. By helping a crying child, humans are emotionally satisfied and possibly gain praise from others. This suggests the safety and happiness of children is a basic shared concern, regardless of family connections. We can see the brain’s response to a baby crying as a key survival mechanism for humans.
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