New Approaches to Assessing Behavioral and Brain Synchrony in Infant - Parent Dyad

Historically, infant-parent synchrony has been measured using methods that provide a global assessment of interpersonal synchrony, representing the quality of dyadic interactions. These approaches have illuminated much about synchrony as a broad construct but lack granular details on the temporal dynamics of these interactions. This Element introduces technologically advanced methods for assessing brain and behavior that can offer detailed insights into the dynamic temporal structure of infant-parent social exchanges. These advancements will significantly enhance our understanding of the bidirectional processes that underpin early emerging dyadic exchanges and how these vary across time and context.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Behavioral measures of interpersonal synchrony; 3. Neural measures of interpersonal synchrony; 4. Interpersonal synchrony: coupling of behavior and brain; 5. A new approach to the coupling of brain and behavior: phase patterning and direction; 6. Conclusions; References.

Product details

• Authors: Lyndsey Riera- Gomez, Hila Gvirts, Jacqueline Stotler Hammack, Lyndsey Riera-Gomez, Mini Sharma, Teresa Wilcox, Teresa (Florida Atlantic University) Hamma Wilcox
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2025
• EAN: 9781009631167
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0963116-7
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Research Methods for Developmental Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, Relating to infancy, Child & developmental psychology, Neurosciences, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Neuroimaging and neuroanatomy