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TY - JOUR
T1 - Mirroring Communicative Actions
T2 - Contextual Modulation of Mu Rhythm Desynchronization in Response to the ‘Back-Of-Hand’ Action in 9-Month-Old Infants
AU - Karthik, Sriranjani
AU - Parise, Eugenio
AU - Liszkowski, Ulf
PY - 2022/4/3
Y1 - 2022/4/3
N2 - This study measured mu rhythm desynchronization (MRD), while nine-month-old infants observed an agent extend her arm and hand, palm up (‘back-of-hand action’) either in social (object and recipient present), individual (object present, recipient absent), or social object-absent (recipient present, object absent) situations across two experiments. In addition, infants’ MRD was measured as they reached for objects. Results revealed significant mu desynchronization in the right centro-parietal region selectively for the social group, indicating that infants processed the back-of-hand action as an object-directed request. Findings suggest to extend the action reconstruction account to object-directed communicative actions as well.
AB - This study measured mu rhythm desynchronization (MRD), while nine-month-old infants observed an agent extend her arm and hand, palm up (‘back-of-hand action’) either in social (object and recipient present), individual (object present, recipient absent), or social object-absent (recipient present, object absent) situations across two experiments. In addition, infants’ MRD was measured as they reached for objects. Results revealed significant mu desynchronization in the right centro-parietal region selectively for the social group, indicating that infants processed the back-of-hand action as an object-directed request. Findings suggest to extend the action reconstruction account to object-directed communicative actions as well.
KW - Developmental and Educational Psychology
KW - Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
U2 - 10.1080/87565641.2022.2055033
DO - 10.1080/87565641.2022.2055033
M3 - Journal article
VL - 47
SP - 158
EP - 174
JO - Developmental Neuropsychology
JF - Developmental Neuropsychology
SN - 8756-5641
IS - 3
ER -