Infant neuronal responses to touch by hand versus spoon at 6 months

• Grant number: 22/13637-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2022
• End date: October 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Physiological Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Ana Alexandra Caldas Osório
• Grantee: Beatriz Pacheco Bispo
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM). Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 21/06693-4 - The importance of social touch for infant social-emotional development: integrating neuroimaging, psychophysiological, endocrine, and behavioral evidence, AP.JP2

Abstract

Since birth, stimulation of areas innervated by CT fibers has the potential to generate activation in brain regions dedicated to the processing of social information. However, results on the neuronal discrimination of optimal CT fiber stimulation parameters throughout the first year of life are relatively inconsistent. The main aim of this workplan is to examine whether 6-month-olds' neuronal responses to touch by hand and by a spoon differ.