Endogenous oscillatory rhythms and interactive contingencies jointly influence infant attention during early infant-caregiver interaction
Emily Phillips, Louise Goupil, Megan Whitehorn, Emma Bruce-Gardyne, Florian A. Csolsim, Navsheen Kaur, Emily Greenwood, Ira Marriott Haresign, Sam V. Wass
The paper investigates how endogenous oscillatory rhythms and interactive contingencies influence infant attention during caregiver-infant interactions, finding that intrinsic cognitive processes, not caregiver behaviors, primarily control attention.
eLife · May 28, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience