Neural dynamics of parent-child interaction

Abstract

Although the role of parent-child interaction has been intensively studied, these studies have mainly conducted by observations of dyadic behavior. In recent years, hyperscanning research which is done by measuring electrical activity or blood flow changes in each brain have raised expectations that they can elucidate the neural basis of parent-child relationships. The author's research group constructed an hyperscanning MEG system by connecting and synchronizing the child-sized MEG and the normal-sized MEG in the same shielded room. MEG, which have excellent temporal and spatial resolution, enable us to measure brain functions in real time, and to explore the neural basis of behavioral or emotional synchronization and turn-taking through audiovisual parent-child interaction. In this symposium, we will introduce the studies using this hyperscanning MEG system.