Early maternal mirroring predicts infant motor system activation during facial expression observation

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dc.contributor.authorRayson, Holly
dc.contributor.authorBonaiuto, James John
dc.contributor.authorFerrari, Pier Francesco
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Lynne
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T07:16:03Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T07:16:03Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractProcessing facial expressions is an essential component of social interaction, especially for preverbal infants. In human adults and monkeys, this process involves the motor system, with a neural matching mechanism believed to couple self- and other-generated facial gestures. Here, we used electroencephalography to demonstrate recruitment of the human motor system during observation and execution of facial expressions in nine-month-old infants, implicating this system in facial expression processing from a very young age. Notably, examination of early video-recorded mother-infant interactions supported the common, but as yet untested, hypothesis that maternal mirroring of infant facial gestures is central to the development of a neural matching mechanism for these gestures. Specifically, the extent to which mothers mirrored infant facial expressions at two months postpartum predicted infant motor system activity during observation of the same expressions at nine months. This suggests that maternal mirroring strengthens mappings between visual and motor representations of facial gestures, which increases infant neural sensitivity to particularly relevant cues in the early social environment.
dc.identifier.apacitationRayson, H., Bonaiuto, J. J., Ferrari, P. F., & Murray, L. (2017). Early maternal mirroring predicts infant motor system activation during facial expression observation. <i>Scientific Reports</i>, 7(1), 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34756en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRayson, Holly, James John Bonaiuto, Pier Francesco Ferrari, and Lynne Murray "Early maternal mirroring predicts infant motor system activation during facial expression observation." <i>Scientific Reports</i> 7, 1. (2017): 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34756en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRayson, H., Bonaiuto, J.J., Ferrari, P.F. & Murray, L. 2017. Early maternal mirroring predicts infant motor system activation during facial expression observation. <i>Scientific Reports.</i> 7(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34756en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Rayson, Holly AU - Bonaiuto, James John AU - Ferrari, Pier Francesco AU - Murray, Lynne AB - Processing facial expressions is an essential component of social interaction, especially for preverbal infants. In human adults and monkeys, this process involves the motor system, with a neural matching mechanism believed to couple self- and other-generated facial gestures. Here, we used electroencephalography to demonstrate recruitment of the human motor system during observation and execution of facial expressions in nine-month-old infants, implicating this system in facial expression processing from a very young age. Notably, examination of early video-recorded mother-infant interactions supported the common, but as yet untested, hypothesis that maternal mirroring of infant facial gestures is central to the development of a neural matching mechanism for these gestures. Specifically, the extent to which mothers mirrored infant facial expressions at two months postpartum predicted infant motor system activity during observation of the same expressions at nine months. This suggests that maternal mirroring strengthens mappings between visual and motor representations of facial gestures, which increases infant neural sensitivity to particularly relevant cues in the early social environment. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - Scientific Reports LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2017 SM - 2045-2322 T1 - Early maternal mirroring predicts infant motor system activation during facial expression observation TI - Early maternal mirroring predicts infant motor system activation during facial expression observation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34756 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34756
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRayson H, Bonaiuto JJ, Ferrari PF, Murray L. Early maternal mirroring predicts infant motor system activation during facial expression observation. Scientific Reports. 2017;7(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34756.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.sourceScientific Reports
dc.source.journalissue1
dc.source.journalvolume7
dc.source.pagination174 - 177
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12097-w
dc.subject.otherScience &
dc.subject.otherTechnology
dc.subject.otherMultidisciplinary Sciences
dc.subject.otherScience &
dc.subject.otherTechnology - Other Topics
dc.subject.otherMU-RHYTHM
dc.subject.otherPOSTNATAL DEPRESSION
dc.subject.otherACTION ANTICIPATION
dc.subject.otherSOCIAL COMPETENCE
dc.subject.otherFACE PERCEPTION
dc.subject.otherNEURON SYSTEM
dc.subject.otherBRAIN
dc.subject.otherEEG
dc.subject.otherDESYNCHRONIZATION
dc.subject.otherMECHANISM
dc.titleEarly maternal mirroring predicts infant motor system activation during facial expression observation
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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