| Grant number: | 17/00738-0 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| Start date: | May 01, 2017 |
| End date: | April 30, 2019 |
| Field of knowledge: | Humanities - Psychology - Physiological Psychology |
| Agreement: | Natura |
| Principal Investigator: | Paulo Sérgio Boggio |
| Grantee: | Tanja Stefanie Helga Wingenbach |
| Host Institution: | Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
| Associated research grant: | 14/50282-5 - Positive psychology and neuroscience: translational research to promote well-being and emotional regulation, AP.PCPE |
Abstract The Mirror Neuron System (MNS) is a brain network activated during the execution and observation of certain motor actions, and is believed to assist in the understanding of actions, intentions and emotions in others. However, the functioning of the MNS at very early stages of human development remains relatively unexplored. Two preliminary studies provided the first evidence of the activation of this system between 6 and 12 months of life. However, despite its importance for neurocognitive development, little is known about the activation of this system before 6 months, as well its trajectory throughout the first year of life. In addition, it is important to test the relationship between these indicators and early social-cognitive development. To that end, the neuronal processing of motor actions (via fNIRS) will be tested in 20 typically-developing infants, assessed at three time-points - 4, 6 and 8 months of age. In addition, and considering the possible involvement of the MNS in the development of early social-cognitive abilities, we also intend to study the relationship between patterns of neuronal activation and performance in a joint-attention task at 8 months. Thus, the present study aims to expand extant knowledge about the very early patterns of activation of the MNE and its implications for social-cognitive development throughout the first year of life. (AU) | |
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