Asymmetric prefrontal cortex activation associated with mutual gaze of mothers and children during shared play

• Main Authors: Azhari, Atiqah, Bizzego, Andrea, Balagtas, Jan Paolo Macapinlac, Leng, Kelly Sng Hwee, Esposito, Gianluca
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Parent–Child Relationship; Mutual Gaze
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165233
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...