Self-Representation and Brain Development

Autor/inn/en	Lewis, Michael; Carmody, Dennis P.
Titel	Self-Representation and Brain Development
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 44 (2008) 5, S.1329-1334 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0012681
Schlagwörter	Play; Form Classes (Languages); Brain; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Cognitive Development; Equipment; Self Concept; Infants; Children; Child Development; Developmental Psychology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Analytischer Sprachbau; Gehirn; Kognitive Entwicklung; Selbstkonzept; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Child; Kind; Kinder; Kindesentwicklung; Entwicklungspsychologie
Abstract	This study examined the relation between self-representation and brain development in infants and young children. Self-representation was assessed by mirror recognition, personal pronoun use, and pretend play. Structural brain images were obtained from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brain development was assessed by a quantitative measure of maturation of the temporo-parietal junction, temporal pole, medial frontal cortex, and occipital cortex. Fifteen children (15 to 30 months of age; 3 girls) without MRI abnormalities were assessed. Only maturation of the left temporo-parietal junction was related to self-representation after controlling for age. These findings provide some evidence that brain maturation is related to the emergence of a representation of self in the human child. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10