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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Limited research exists on the ontogeny of neural body maps in human infants, despite extensive study in adults.
  • Understanding early body representations is key to deciphering foundational social cognitive abilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the emergence of cortical body maps in human infants during the first months of life.
  • To explore the role of these early neural maps in social cognition and potential links to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing novel methods for recording brain activity in infants.
  • Delineating the development of cortical body maps in early infancy.

Main Results:

  • Cortical body maps are being identified in human infants within the first few months of life.
  • These early neural representations show potential for facilitating self-other similarity recognition.

Conclusions:

  • Early developing cortical body maps in infants are fundamental for social cognition.
  • Aberrations in infant body representations could underlie social deficits observed in neurodevelopmental conditions.