Quantifying Motor Experience in the Infant Brain: EEG Power, Coherence, and Mu Desynchronization

Frontiers in Psychology

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关键词: infants;    EEG power;    EEG Coherence;    mu desynchronization;    motor development;    cognitive development;    social development;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00216

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The emergence of new motor skills, such as reaching and walking, dramatically changes how infants engage with the world socially and cognitively. Several examples of how motor experience can cascade into cognitive and social development have been documented, yet a significant knowledge gap remains in our understanding of whether these observed behavioral changes are accompanied by underlying neural changes. We propose that electroencephalography (EEG) measures such as power, coherence, and mu desynchronization are optimal tools to quantify motor experience in the infant brain. In this mini-review, we will summarize existing infant research that has separately assessed the relation between motor, cognitive, or social development with coherence, power, or mu desynchronization. We will discuss how the reviewed neural changes seen in seemingly separate developmental domains may be linked based on existing behavioral evidence. We will further propose that power, coherence, and mu desynchronization be used in research exploring the links between motor experience and cognitive and social development.

【 授权许可】

CC BY