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Published online 28 January 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040126-3
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Do women clasp infants to their left to boost bonding?
Cuddling linked to how the brain processes emotion.
Women are more likely to cradle babies on their left-hand side because it activates bonding-related brain regions, research suggests.
Previous studies have shown that up to 85% of women instinctively clasp infants to their left breast - irrespective of age and maternal status.
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