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Understanding Dyadic Biobehavioral Synchrony: Developmental Precursors and Functions

Wed, April 7, 11:35am to 1:05pm EDT (11:35am to 1:05pm EDT), Virtual

Session Type: Paper Symposium

Abstract

Social interactions are a primary vehicle for learning, particularly during early development. From early on, parents’ scaffolding and imitation of infants’ actions form the basis of important socio-emotional and cognitive developmental outcomes. As such, an important feature of successful social interactions is synchrony, defined as a state of inter-subject temporal matching of behavioral and neurobiological (neural, hormonal, or electrophysiological) activity that allows individuals to have shared representations and emotional states with others. In addition to social and emotional benefits, empirical work reveals that parent-child synchrony is associated with children's learning and well-being. Although the positive effects of dyadic synchrony have been documented, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown.
In this inter-disciplinary, international symposium, a panel of experts in the field will present novel insights into the process of synchrony, by showcasing different types of synchrony (behavioral, neural, hormonal) in mother-child and father-child dyads, using cutting-edge techniques. Synchrony between a child and the mother or the father is reported at different developmental stages and parallels with animal models will also be proposed. Furthermore, evidence on precursors of and individual differences in synchrony have been shown in naturalistic and controlled research designs. The heterogeneous yet coherent evidence will be presented and open the floor to a meta-discussion on the emergence and the functions of dyadic synchrony, with implications for typical and atypical neurodevelopment. In sum, this symposium will offer an overview of the newest empirical findings, as well as provide future directions in the field of synchrony research.

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