Neural correlates of joint attention in infants aged 8-24 months: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Joint attention, or the infant's ability to coordinate their attention with a social partner towards an object, emerges around 9 months of age and becomes more frequent during the second year of life. Previous studies, especially with adults, highlight the involvement of several networks of the social brain in the processing of joint attention stimuli. This work aims to systematically review the literature on the neural correlates of joint attention in infants aged 8-24 months of age. Four databases were searched for empirical studies published in English from inception to July 2024 (updated in May 2025). Sixteen studies were included, using electroencephalography (EEG, n = 11), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS; n = 3), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI; n = 2) to

SUBMITTER: Mateus V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12861188 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature