The attention-grabbing quality of the infant cry is well recognized. but how the emotional valence of infant vocal signals affects adult cognition and cortical activity has heretofore been unknown. We examined the effects of two contrasting infant vocalizations (cries vs. laughs) on adult performance on a Stroop task using a cross-modal distraction paradigm in which infant distractors... https://www.zodiacintl.com/product-category/womens-accessories/