Asymmetric Prefrontal Cortex Activation Associated with Mutual Gaze of Mothers and Children during Shared Play

Asymmetric Prefrontal Cortex Activation Associated with Mutual Gaze of Mothers and Children during Shared Play

Mother–child shared play provides rich opportunities for mutual symmetrical interactions that serve to foster bond formation in dyads. Mutual gaze, a symmetrical behaviour that occurs during direct eye contact between two partners, conveys important cues of social engagement, affect and attention. H...

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Main Authors: Atiqah Azhari, Andrea Bizzego, Jan Paolo Macapinlac Balagtas, Kelly Sng Hwee Leng, Gianluca Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Symmetry
Subjects:
mother–child
parent–child relationship
parenting
mutual gaze
prefrontal cortex
brain
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/14/5/998

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