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A Social-Interactive Neuroscience Approach to Understanding the Developing Brain.

Elizabeth Redcay¹, Katherine Rice Warnell²

¹University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States.

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

|February 20, 2018

Summary

Social interaction is vital for development and health, yet its neurodevelopment is understudied. This work explores brain networks crucial for social interaction, advancing understanding of typical and atypical social development.

Keywords:

Brain network Developmental neuroscience Emotional salience Functional MRI Mentalizing Mirror neuron Peer Reward Social interaction Theory of mind

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Social Cognition

Background:

Social interaction is fundamental from birth, impacting cognitive and health outcomes.
Neurodevelopmental bases of social interaction remain underexplored, with limited research in interactive contexts.
Existing research often studies social processing in noninteractive settings.

Purpose of the Study:

To review evidence on how social-interactive context influences cognitive and neural processing.
To identify key brain networks involved in social interaction.
To propose the functional roles of these networks in social-interactive development.

Main Methods:

Review of behavioral and adult neuroimaging studies.
Analysis of developmental neuroscience literature.
Positing functional roles of identified brain networks in development.

Main Results:

Social-interactive context significantly alters cognitive and neural processing.
Four key brain networks are highlighted for their roles in social interaction.
Hypothesized developmental functions for these networks are proposed.

Conclusions:

A social-interactive neuroscience approach is crucial for understanding social development.
This approach promises advancements in understanding both typical and atypical social development.
Further research integrating interactive contexts is needed.