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TY - JOUR
T1 - Neural correlates of the perception of goal-directed action in infants
AU - Reid, Vincent M.
AU - Csibra, Gergely
AU - Belsky, Jay
AU - Johnson, Mark H.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - We investigated the neural correlates of the perception of human goal-directed action by 8-month-old infants. Infants viewed video loops of complete and incomplete actions, which they could discriminate according to our pilot study, while we recorded their electrophysiological brain activity. Analysis of bursts of gamma-band oscillations resulting from passive viewing of these stimuli indicated increased gamma-band activity over left frontal regions when viewing incomplete actions as compared with complete actions. These results suggest that by 8 months infants are sensitive to the disruption of perceived goal-directed actions. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - We investigated the neural correlates of the perception of human goal-directed action by 8-month-old infants. Infants viewed video loops of complete and incomplete actions, which they could discriminate according to our pilot study, while we recorded their electrophysiological brain activity. Analysis of bursts of gamma-band oscillations resulting from passive viewing of these stimuli indicated increased gamma-band activity over left frontal regions when viewing incomplete actions as compared with complete actions. These results suggest that by 8 months infants are sensitive to the disruption of perceived goal-directed actions. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - Infants
KW - EEG
KW - Gamma
KW - Action perception
KW - Social cognition
U2 - 10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.09.010
DO - 10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.09.010
M3 - Journal article
VL - 124
SP - 129
EP - 138
JO - Acta Psychologica
JF - Acta Psychologica
SN - 0001-6918
IS - 1
ER -