Getting closer to social interactions using electroencephalography in developmental cognitive neuroscience
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, vol. 67, pp. 101391
Abstract
The field of developmental cognitive neuroscience is advancing rapidly, with large-scale, population-wide, longitudinal studies emerging as a key means of unraveling the complexity of the developing brain and cognitive processes in children. While numerous neuroscientific techniques like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) have proved advantageous in such investigations, this perspective proposes a renewed focus on electroencephalography (EEG), leveraging underexplored possibilities of EEG. In addition to its temporal precision, low costs, and ease of application, EEG distinguishes itself with its ability to capture neural activity linked to social interactions in increasingly ecologically valid settings. Specifically, EEG can be measured during social interactions in the lab, hyperscanning can be used to study brain activity in two (or more) people simultaneously, and mobile EEG can be used to measure brain activity in real-life settings. This perspective paper summarizes research in these three areas, making a persuasive argument for the renewed inclusion of EEG into the toolkit of developmental cognitive and social neuroscientists.
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Yvette Grootjans corresponding
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Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: grootjans@essb.eur.nl
Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Department of Clinical, Neuro, and Developmental Psychology & Institute LEARN!, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology & Institute LEARN!, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Department of Clinical, Neuro, and Developmental Psychology & Institute LEARN!, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology & Institute LEARN!, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Department of Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, the Netherlands
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Department of Clinical, Neuro, and Developmental Psychology & Institute LEARN!, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology & Institute LEARN!, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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