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Kelsey, Caroline M.; Modico, Margaret A.; Richards, John E.; Bosquet Enlow, Michelle; Nelson, Charles A. – Child Development, 2023
Frontal asymmetry (FA), the difference in brain activity between the left versus right frontal areas, is thought to reflect approach versus avoidance motivation. This study (2012-2021) used functional near-infrared spectroscopy to investigate if infant (M[subscript age] = 7.63 months; N = 90; n = 48 male; n = 75 White) FA in the dorsolateral…
Descriptors: Infants, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Brain, Young Children
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Lloyd-Fox, Sarah; Blasi, Anna; Volein, Agnes; Everdell, Nick; Elwell, Claire E.; Johnson, Mark H. – Child Development, 2009
The capacity to engage and communicate in a social world is one of the defining characteristics of the human species. While the network of regions that compose the social brain have been the subject of extensive research in adults, there are limited techniques available for monitoring young infants. This study used near infrared spectroscopy to…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Infants, Social Cognition, Brain