http://www.smatthewliao.com Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.16 http://www.smatthewliao.com/research/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:04:29 +0000 http://www.smatthewliao.com/?page_id=22#comment-427 […] S. Matthew Liao, a professor of bioethics and philosophy at NYU, tackled a much less tangible right, though one that is still important to the health and development of the child: the right for children to be loved. He believes parental love is a human right because it is “a fundamental condition for children to pursue a good life.” He cited a 2012 study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis that demonstrated the positive effects of parental nurturing on the brain development of 92 children; those nurtured early in life had a larger hippocampus—an area important to learning and memory. Studies measuring the effects of toxic stress on humans and monkeys have shown negative effects. You can read more about his argument for love as a human right here. [Further reading offered on his website]. […]

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