Frontal EEG asymmetry in infants observing separation and comforting events: The role of infants' attachment relationship.

ABSTRACT: The development of social-cognitive abilities in infancy is subject to an intricate interaction between maturation of neural systems and environmental input. We investigated the role of infants' attachment relationship quality in shaping infants' neural responses to observed social interactions. One-hundred thirty 10-month-old infants participated in an EEG session while they watched animations involving a distressing separation event that ended with either comforting or ignoring behavior. Frontal asymmetry (FA) in the alpha range - which is indicative of approach-withdrawal tendencies - was measured with EEG. Attachment quality was assessed using the Strange Situation procedure at 12 months. Overall, infants with disorganized attachment showed a lack of right-sided - withdrawal related -

SUBMITTER: Biro S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7966976 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature