LOS ANGELES Researchers monitored the brain activities of 28 first time moms. When mother's saw a picture of their own infant smiling, the MRI scans revealed a big reaction in the brain's reward center.
The report in the journal Pediatrics says this causes a happy feeling stimulating a natural high.
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