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Developmental changes in infant brain activity during naturalistic social experiences

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Jones, Emily J. H., Venema, Kaitlin, Lowy, Rachel, Earl, Rachel K., Webb, Sara Jane·2015·Developmental Psychobiology

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Between 6 and 12 months, typically developing infants undergo a socio‐cognitive “revolution.” The Interactive Specialization (IS) theory of brain development predicts that these behavioral changes will be underpinned by developmental increases in the power and topographic extent of socially selective cortical responses. To test this hypothesis, we used EEG to examine developmental changes in cortical selectivity for ecologically valid dynamic social versus non‐social stimuli in a large cohort of 6‐ and 12‐month‐old infants. Consistent with the Interactive Specialization model, results showed that differences in EEG Θ activity between social and non‐social stimuli became more pronounced and widespread with age. Differences in EEG activity were most clearly elicited by a live naturalistic interaction, suggesting that measuring brain activity in ecologically valid contexts is central to mapping social brain development in infancy. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc . Dev Psychobiol 57: 842–853, 2015.

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Authors
Jones, E. J. H., Venema, K., Lowy, R., Earl, R. K., & Webb, S. J.
Affiliations
  • University of London (GB)
  • Palo Alto University Palo Alto CA
  • University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Jones, Emily J. H.
Venue
Developmental Psychobiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-07-29
Volume
57
Issue
7
Pages
842-853
ISSN
  • 0012-1630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-2302
OpenAlex
W2118856696
Cited by
109
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1
FWCI
15.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Developmental Psychobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Autism Speaks Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • L'Oreal For Women in Science Fellowship
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (P50 HD055782, R01 HD064820)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
Keywords
social brain development, infant brain activity, theta oscillations, naturalistic social interaction, infancy
MeSH terms
Cerebral Cortex, Child Development, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Social Perception, Theta Rhythm

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