scholarly journals Dopaminergic variants in siblings at high risk for autism: Associations with initiating joint attention

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1142-1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon N. Gangi ◽  
Daniel S. Messinger ◽  
Eden R. Martin ◽  
Michael L. Cuccaro
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Initiating Joint Attention

How joint attention relates to cooperation in 1- and 2-year-olds

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 542-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Wu ◽  
Jingtong Pan ◽  
Yanjie Su ◽  
Julie Gros-Louis
Keyword(s):  
Joint Attention ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Joint Action ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Attention Skills ◽  
Children's Development ◽  
Children’S Development ◽  
Initiating Joint Attention

Joint attention has been suggested to contribute to children’s development of cooperation; however, few empirical studies have directly tested this hypothesis. Children aged 1 and 2 years participated in two joint action activities to assess their cooperation with an adult partner, who stopped participating at a specific moment during the tasks. Children’s joint attention skills were measured by the Early Social Communication Scales (ESCS). Results showed that children’s responding to joint attention ability contributed to their successful cooperation in an activity that required parallel roles, whereas initiating joint attention ability contributed to their successful cooperation in an activity that required complementary roles. These results suggest a complex relationship between joint attention and cooperative abilities when considering RJA and IJA separately.

scholarly journals Is left-behind a real reason for children’s social cognition deficit? An fNIRS study on the effect of social interaction on left-behind preschooler’s prefrontal activation

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0254010
Author(s):  
Keya Ding ◽  
Chuanjiang Li ◽  
Huibin Jia ◽  
Mingming Zhang ◽  
Dongchuan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Brain Activation ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Initiating Joint Attention

The left-behind phenomenon, caused by parent out-migration, has become a common social issue and might lead to long-term and potential risks for children in rural areas of China. It is important to investigate the effect of social interaction on prefrontal activation of left-behind children in China because of possible effects of parent out-migration on children’s social cognition. We recruited 81 rural Chinese preschoolers aged 52–76 months (mean = 64.98 ± 6.321 months) preschoolers with three different statuses of parental out-migration (including non-, partially, and completely left-behind children). Using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), we compared behavior and brain activation and in three groups (non-, partially-, completely-left-behind children) under two different social interaction conditions (child-teacher and child-stranger situation). Results revealed that initiating joint attention (IJA) may evoke higher brain activation than responding to joint attention (RJA) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), especially in the case of initiating joint attention with the stranger. In addition, the activation of joint attention was positively correlated with children’s language score, cognitive flexibility, and facial expression recognition. More importantly, partially-left-behind children evoked higher brain activation in the IJA condition and presented a higher language level than completely/non-left-behind children. The current study provides insight into the neural basis of left-behind children’s development and revealed for the first time that family economic level and left-behind status may contribute to the lower social cognition.

scholarly journals Erratum to: Positive Affect Processing and Joint Attention in Infants at High Risk for Autism: An Exploratory Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 4063-4063
Author(s):  
Alexandra P. Key ◽  
Lisa V. Ibanez ◽  
Heather A. Henderson ◽  
Zachary Warren ◽  
Daniel S. Messinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Affect Processing

scholarly journals Functional training for initiating joint attention in children with autism

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 595-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nozomi Naoi ◽  
Ritsu Tsuchiya ◽  
Jun-Ichi Yamamoto ◽  
Katsuki Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Joint Attention ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Functional Training ◽  
Initiating Joint Attention
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