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Early social adversity modulates the relation between attention biases and socioemotional behaviour in juvenile macaques

Affect-biased attention may play a fundamental role in early socioemotional development, but factors influencing its emergence and …

Holly Rayson, Alice Massera, Mauro Belluardo, Suliann Ben Hamed, Pier F Ferrari

Early social adversity modulates the relation between attention biases and socioemotional behaviour in juvenile macaques

Oxytocin promotes prosocial behavior and related neural responses in infant macaques at-risk for compromised social development

Although positive effects of oxytocin (OT) on social functioning are well-demonstrated, little is known about the mechanisms through …

Fabrizia Festante, Holly Rayson, Annika Paukner, Stefano SK Kaburu, Giulia Toschi, Nathan A Fox, Pier-Francesco Ferrari

Oxytocin promotes prosocial behavior and related neural responses in infant macaques at-risk for compromised social development

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

Processing facial expressions is an essential component of social interaction, especially for preverbal infants. In human adults and …

Holly Rayson, James J Bonaiuto, Pier F Ferrari, Lynne Murray

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

Mu desynchronization during observation and execution of facial expressions in 30-month-old children

Simulation theories propose that observing another’s facial expression activates sensorimotor representations involved in the execution …

Holly Rayson, James J Bonaiuto, Pier F Ferrari, Lynne Murray

Mu desynchronization during observation and execution of facial expressions in 30-month-old children

Perception of facial cues in early development

Developmental EEG and eye-tracking research on the perception of facial cues (facial expressions and gaze shifts) in infants and young children, in humans and non-human primates. The studies focus on how sensorimotor representations develop in the infant brain, including the role of early social experience, and how atypical early attention biases to facial expressions may increase risk for socioemotional problems. Supported by a Medical Research Council Studentship and Marie Curie Individual Fellowship.

Perception of facial cues in early development