The neural basis of non-verbal communication – enhanced processing of perceived give-me gestures in 9-month-old girls

Bakker, Marta and Kaduk, Katharina and Elsner, Claudia and Juvrud, Joshua and Gredebäck, Gustaf (2015) The neural basis of non-verbal communication – enhanced processing of perceived give-me gestures in 9-month-old girls. Frontiers in Psychology, 2015. ISSN 1664-1078

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Abstract

This study investigated the neural basis of non-verbal communication. Event-related potentials were recorded while twenty-nine 9-month-old infants were presented with a give-me gesture (experimental condition) and the same hand shape but rotated 90 degrees, resulting in a non-communicative hand configuration (control condition). We found different responses in amplitude between the two conditions, captured in the P400 ERP component. Moreover, the size of this effect was modulated by participants’ sex, with girls generally demonstrating a larger relative difference between the two conditions than boys.

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Journal Article

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Frontiers in Psychology

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© 2015 Bakker, Kaduk, Elsner, Juvrud and Gredebäck. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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Departments:

Faculty of Science and Technology > Psychology

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72713

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Deposited On:

28 Jan 2015 10:18

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Yes

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Published

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30 Nov 2023 14:30

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https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/72713