Category: Emotional development

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Unveiling the Marvels of Infant Social and Cognitive Development: A Day in the Babylab

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Welcome to the fascinating world of infant social and cognitive development, where the boundless curiosity and innate potential of our youngest explorers come to life. If you feel curiosity, join us on a captivating journey as we delve into the depths of the babylab, where groundbreaking research led by Dr. Cristina Ioana Galusca at University of Grenoble-Alpes, uncovers the intricacies of these budding minds.

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Exploring the brain correlates of emotions in babies

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One of the most interesting topics in the field of emotional development research relates to infants´ capacity to express and experience different emotional states. A general question refers to when emotions first emerge in humans life.  Approach and withdrawal are two important concepts in the definition of human´s emotions. Both constructs have not typically been viewed as features of infant emotional behavior until late in the first year. However, when looking directly into infants´ brain, researchers have found a different story suggesting that infants experience positive and negative emotions from birth but in a very basic way and not as adults do.

Infants´ emotions are not equivalent to adults emotions

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