Toward a neuroscientific understanding of play: a dimensional coding framework for analyzing infant–adult play patterns

• Main Authors: Neale, Dave, Clackson, Kaili, Georgieva, Stanimira, Dedetas, Hatice, Scarpate, Melissa, Wass, Sam, Leong, Victoria
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Mother–infant Interaction; Play
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85182; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45096
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Play during early life is a ubiquitous activity, and an individual’s propensity for play is positively related to cognitive development and emotional well-being. Play behavior (which may be solitary or shared with a social partner) is diverse and multi-faceted. A challenge for current research is to...