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                                                                                                 January 9, 2020

                                                                                              Princeton University
        Baby and adult brains 'sync up' during play;

     It's not your imagination -- you and your baby

               really are on the same wavelength



      Summary:

      A team of researchers has conducted the first study of
      how baby and adult brains interact during natural play,
      and they found measurable connections in their neural

      activity. In other words, baby and adult brain activity
      rose and fell together as they shared toys and eye

      contact.

      Excerpts form the article:

      Have you ever played with a baby and felt a sense of
      connection, even though they couldn't yet talk to you?
      New research suggests that you might quite literally be

      "on the same wavelength," experiencing similar brain
      activity in the same brain regions.

      A team of Princeton researchers has conducted the
      first study of how baby and adult brains interact during                  For the full article go to:
      natural play, and they found measurable similarities in

      their neural activity. In other words, baby and adult
      brain activity rose and fell together as they shared toys
      and eye contact. The research was conducted at the

      Princeton Baby Lab, where University researchers study
      how babies learn to see, talk and understand the
      world.                                                                        Journal Reference:
                                                                         1.  Elise A. Piazza, Liat Hasenfratz, Uri Hasson,
      "We were also surprised to find that the infant brain                  Casey Lew-Williams. Infant and Adult
      was often 'leading' the adult brain by a few seconds,                 Brains Are Coupled to the Dynamics of
      suggesting that babies do not just passively receive                   Natural Communication. Psychological

      input but may guide adults toward the next thing                       Science, 2019; 095679761987869 DOI:
                                                                                  10.1177/0956797619878698
      they're going to focus on.

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