Electrophysiological Evidence for A Number–Action Mapping in Infancy
In the last decades, a growing body of literature has focused on the link between number and action. Many studies conducted on adult participants have provided evidence for a bidirectional influence between numerosity processing and grasping or reaching actions. However, it is not yet clear whether...
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| author | Gisella Decarli Pia Rämä Lionel Granjon Ludovica Veggiotti Maria Dolores de Hevia |
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| description | In the last decades, a growing body of literature has focused on the link between number and action. Many studies conducted on adult participants have provided evidence for a bidirectional influence between numerosity processing and grasping or reaching actions. However, it is not yet clear whether this link is functional in early infancy. Here, we used the event-related potential (ERP) technique to record electrical activity of the brain in response to number–hand pairings. We implemented a cueing paradigm where 3- to 4-month-old infants observed images showing either congruency (e.g., a large numerosity primed by a large hand opening) or incongruency (e.g., a large numerosity primed by a small hand opening). Infants’ brain activity was modulated by the congruency of the pairings: amplitudes recorded over frontal and parietal-occipital scalp positions differed for congruent versus incongruent pairings. These findings suggest that the association between number and hand action processing is already functional early in life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df142b60407f47e791baca29076fc1b72023-11-24T03:56:37ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252022-10-011211148010.3390/brainsci12111480Electrophysiological Evidence for A Number–Action Mapping in InfancyGisella Decarli0Pia Rämä1Lionel Granjon2Ludovica Veggiotti3Maria Dolores de Hevia4Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, F-75006 Paris, FranceIntegrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, F-75006 Paris, FranceIntegrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, F-75006 Paris, FranceIntegrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, F-75006 Paris, FranceIntegrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, F-75006 Paris, FranceIn the last decades, a growing body of literature has focused on the link between number and action. Many studies conducted on adult participants have provided evidence for a bidirectional influence between numerosity processing and grasping or reaching actions. However, it is not yet clear whether this link is functional in early infancy. Here, we used the event-related potential (ERP) technique to record electrical activity of the brain in response to number–hand pairings. We implemented a cueing paradigm where 3- to 4-month-old infants observed images showing either congruency (e.g., a large numerosity primed by a large hand opening) or incongruency (e.g., a large numerosity primed by a small hand opening). Infants’ brain activity was modulated by the congruency of the pairings: amplitudes recorded over frontal and parietal-occipital scalp positions differed for congruent versus incongruent pairings. These findings suggest that the association between number and hand action processing is already functional early in life.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/11/1480numerosityactiongraspingEEGERPinfancy |
| spellingShingle | Gisella Decarli Pia Rämä Lionel Granjon Ludovica Veggiotti Maria Dolores de Hevia Electrophysiological Evidence for A Number–Action Mapping in Infancy Brain Sciences numerosity action grasping EEG ERP infancy |
| title | Electrophysiological Evidence for A Number–Action Mapping in Infancy |
| title_full | Electrophysiological Evidence for A Number–Action Mapping in Infancy |
| title_fullStr | Electrophysiological Evidence for A Number–Action Mapping in Infancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrophysiological Evidence for A Number–Action Mapping in Infancy |
| title_short | Electrophysiological Evidence for A Number–Action Mapping in Infancy |
| title_sort | electrophysiological evidence for a number action mapping in infancy |
| topic | numerosity action grasping EEG ERP infancy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/11/1480 |
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