Oscillatory entrainment to our early social or physical environment and the emergence of volitional control

Wass, Sam; Amadó, Marta Perapoch; Ives, John R.

doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101102

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“…As such, predictable environmental inputs may shape early attention development through the entrainment of cortical circuitry to oscillations experienced in the external environment (Wass et al, 2022). In contrast, unpredictable noise exposure has been linked with unstable patterns of autonomic arousal, indicative of dysregulated stress physiology in infants (Wass et al, 2019).…”

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“…In contrast, exposure to structured patterns of sensory inputs has been found to shape the development of brain synapses and circuits across auditory, visual, and somatosensory cortical regions (Dornn et al., 2010; Espinosa & Stryker, 2012; Khazipov et al., 2004). As such, predictable environmental inputs may shape early attention development through the entrainment of cortical circuitry to oscillations experienced in the external environment (Wass et al., 2022). In contrast, unpredictable noise exposure has been linked with unstable patterns of autonomic arousal, indicative of dysregulated stress physiology in infants (Wass et al., 2019).…”

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Signal in the noise: Dimensions of predictability in the home auditory environment are associated with neurobehavioral measures of early infant sustained attention

Werchan

Brandes‐Aitken

Brito

2022

Developmental Psychobiology

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The home auditory environment influences the development of early language abilities, and excessive noise exposure is increasingly linked with deficits in language and reading scores in children. However, fewer studies have considered the role of noise exposure in shaping the development of attentional processing in early infancy, a foundational neurocognitive skill relevant for learning. Here, we used passive at‐home auditory recording to investigate how multiple dimensions of infants’ home auditory environments, including both the quantity and the predictability of auditory input, impacts neural and behavioral measures of sustained attention in a sociodemographically diverse sample of 3‐month‐old infants (N = 98 infants, 62 males; age M = 3.48 months, SD = 0.39; 52% Hispanic/Latino). Results indicated that infants who were exposed to more predictable patterns of auditory input in the home demonstrated longer overall time in sustained attention during laboratory assessments. In addition, infants’ who experienced more predictable auditory input also demonstrated greater relative increases in electroencephalography frontal theta power during periods of sustained attention, a neural marker relevant to information processing and attentional control. These findings provide novel evidence into the importance of the predictability of early environmental inputs in shaping developing cortical circuitry and attentional systems from the first months of postnatal life.

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Signal in the noise: Dimensions of predictability in the home auditory environment are associated with neurobehavioral measures of early infant sustained attention

Werchan

Brandes‐Aitken

Brito

2022

Developmental Psychobiology

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“…Studies in the field need to investigate the effects of rhythmic perceptual stimulation by including behavioral outcome measures, and by using individually optimized stimulation frequencies. However, commonly applied paradigms in adult entrainment research need to be adjusted for developmental studies (Wass et al, 2022).…”

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Neural Entrainment vs. Stimulus-Tracking: A Conceptual Challenge for Rhythmic Perceptual Stimulation in Developmental Neuroscience

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“…Moreover, explaining inter-brain relationships through mutual internal prediction states could be challenging in practice (also see: Rabagliati & Bemis, 2013). For example, in some types of social interactions like mother-infant interactions, accurate prediction is more likely to be observed in the adult since the infant is learning to predict (Wass, Perapoch Amadó, & Ives, 2022). In general, reliable access to internal prediction processes is challenging.…”

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Speaking and listening to inter-brain relationships

Pérez¹,

Davis²

2022

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Studies of the inter-brain relationship thrive, and yet many reservations regarding their scope and interpretation of these phenomena have been raised by the scientific community. It is thus essential to establish common ground on methodological and conceptual definitions related to this topic and to open debate about any remaining points of uncertainty. We here offer insights to improve the conceptual clarity and empirical standards offered by social neuroscience studies of inter-personal interaction using hyperscanning with a particular focus on verbal communication.

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Oscillatory entrainment to our early social or physical environment and the emergence of volitional control

Cited by 13 publications

References 224 publications

Signal in the noise: Dimensions of predictability in the home auditory environment are associated with neurobehavioral measures of early infant sustained attention

Signal in the noise: Dimensions of predictability in the home auditory environment are associated with neurobehavioral measures of early infant sustained attention

Neural Entrainment vs. Stimulus-Tracking: A Conceptual Challenge for Rhythmic Perceptual Stimulation in Developmental Neuroscience

Speaking and listening to inter-brain relationships

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