This colored “scalp map” (viewed from the top of a child’s head with the nose forward), shows the average amount of brain activity measured by EEG sensors one second prior to a tap delivered to the middle finger of the child’s left or right hand. The image shows that children’s brains register a change in activity in predicted regions (see the dark blue on the scalp map) after they are primed to which hand will receive a tap, in the second prior to receiving the touch.credit to Weiss, et al.
The act of anticipation might seem emotional, but inside your brain, it's something much different. It's an exercise in focus. To that end, Temple University Psychology Professor Peter Marshall and a team of researchers from the University of Washington have discovered a new method for showing how a child's brain anticipates touch. Their findings, which produced a colored "scalp map," show brain activity during anticipation and were published in the November issue of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.
- Read the press release in EurekAlert! to learn more about their incredible findings. You can also read the full study in Science Direct.
- Read the full article and see participant images in The Temple News.