Theta rhythms associated with sucking, crying, gazing and handling in infants

Futagi, Yasuyuki; Ishihara, Tsutomu; Tsuda, Kumi; Suzuki, Yasuhiro; Goto, Megumi

doi:10.1016/s0013-4694(98)00002-9

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“…Our findings as well as some related observations by other researchers [8][9][10] suggest that there are distinct neurophysiological sensory and drive-related physiological processes connected to infant feeding and the satisfaction it provides. The change in cortical EEG activity related to nursing can be assumed to support the formation of a (proto)mental image of the nursing procedures in the cortical brain structures since cortical neural processes form the primary source of activity of the EEG.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Infant–mother matrix as a source of mental organization in the infant: Contributions from the neurophysiology of nursing

Lehtonen

2006

International Congress Series

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Infant–mother matrix as a source of mental organization in the infant: Contributions from the neurophysiology of nursing

Lehtonen

2006

International Congress Series

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“…Consistent with adult research, infant research has demonstrated that theta activity may be widely distributed over the scalp (Futagi et al, 1998;Stroganova et al, 1998), or may predominantly appear over specific scalp areas (Futagi et al, 1998;Nikitina et al, 1987;Stroganova and Posikera, 1993) indicating the contribution of different cortical networks in different infant behavior. For example, Stroganova and Posikera (1993) have observed increases in theta predominantly over parietal areas during tactile stimulation (e.g., tickling, kissing) and over both anterior and posterior scalp areas during complex social stimulation (e.g., "gonna-get-you" game).…”

Section: Human Eeg Theta Activity and Behavioral Processesmentioning

confidence: 77%

Physiological responses of 5-month-old infants to smiling and blank faces

Bazhenova

Stroganova²,

Doussard-Roosevelt

et al. 2007

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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Physiological responses (i.e., EEG, heart period, respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)) were monitored in 5-month-old infants during the replacement of an adult's smiling (SF) with a blank face (BF) in a face-to-face setting. Affect, while the infant looked at and away from the adult's face during both conditions, was analyzed. Infants displayed neutral and some positive affect while looking at both SF and BF. RSA was quantified continuously during both conditions. RSA increased during BF relative to SF. EEG was quantified only while the infants were looking at the adult's face during both conditions. An increase in theta over multiple scalp areas (AF3,4; F7,8; FC3; T6) was observed during BF relative to SF. The data suggest that infant attention to BF and SF reflect different psychophysiological processes that can be indexed by RSA and scalp-recorded theta.

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“…That said, our EEG data showed that, similar to behavioral results, infants exhibit higher local synchrony at low and high frequency ranges during ID talking than during ID singing. Previous studies concerning low frequency at the theta range in infants have reported increases in a range from 3 to 6 Hz over frontal electrodes before the first year of age related to emotion processing of faces [43] and negative mood [44,17]. Theta has also been reported for tasks involving effortful control, since theta (∼6 Hz) increases in 5-month-old infants have been reported when infants try to reengage in social contact [45].…”

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confidence: 99%

Mother-Infant Face-to-Face Interaction: The Communicative Value of Infant-Directed Talking and Singing

Arias

Peña²

2016

Psychopathology

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Background: Across culture, healthy infants show a high interest in infant-directed (ID) talking and singing. Despite ID talking and ID singing being very similar in physical properties, infants differentially respond to each of them. The mechanisms underpinning these different responses are still under discussion. Methods: This study explored the behavioral (n = 26) and brain (n = 14) responses from 6- to 8-month-old infants to ID talking and ID singing during a face-to-face mother-infant interaction with their own mother. Behavioral response was analyzed from offline video coding, and brain response was estimated from the analysis of electrophysiological recordings. Results: We found that during ID talking, infants displayed a significantly higher number of visual contacts, vocalizations, and body movements than during ID singing. Moreover, only during ID talking were the number of visual contacts and vocalizations positively correlated with the number of questions and pauses in the mother's speech. Conclusions: Our results suggest that ID talking provides infants with specific cues that allow them not only to react to mother stimulation, but also to act toward them, displaying a rudimentary version of turn-taking behavior. Brain activity partially supported that interpretation. The relevance of our results for bonding is discussed.

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Theta rhythms associated with sucking, crying, gazing and handling in infants

Cited by 33 publications

References 13 publications

Infant–mother matrix as a source of mental organization in the infant: Contributions from the neurophysiology of nursing

Infant–mother matrix as a source of mental organization in the infant: Contributions from the neurophysiology of nursing

Physiological responses of 5-month-old infants to smiling and blank faces

Mother-Infant Face-to-Face Interaction: The Communicative Value of Infant-Directed Talking and Singing

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