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The role of frontal lobe functioning in the development of infant self-regulatory behavior.

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Dawson, G; Panagiotides, H; Klinger, LG; Hill, D
Published in: Brain Cogn
September 1992

In the last two decades, there has been tremendous growth in two fields of study related to human infant development: (1) the development of neural processes during the early postnatal years and (2) the development of self-regulatory behavior. In an attempt to stimulate research on the relation between early brain development and self-regulatory processes, several hypotheses pertaining to the role of frontal lobe functioning in the development of emotion regulation during infancy are proposed. The results of a study of the relation between frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) activity and emotional behavior of 21-month-old infants are reported. It was found that increases in frontal lobe activation were associated with increases in emotional arousal, while EEG activity recorded from the parietal region showed either a reciprocal pattern of activation or did not change as a function of level of emotional arousal. These results provide evidence for the specialized role of the frontal lobe in mediating emotional behavior during infancy.

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Brain Cogn

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ISSN

0278-2626

Publication Date

September 1992

Volume

20

Issue

1

Start / End Page

152 / 175

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Research Design
  • Psychology, Child
  • Models, Neurological
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Female
  • Facial Expression
 

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Dawson, G., Panagiotides, H., Klinger, L. G., & Hill, D. (1992). The role of frontal lobe functioning in the development of infant self-regulatory behavior. Brain Cogn, 20(1), 152–175. https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-2626(92)90066-u
Dawson, G., H. Panagiotides, L. G. Klinger, and D. Hill. “The role of frontal lobe functioning in the development of infant self-regulatory behavior.Brain Cogn 20, no. 1 (September 1992): 152–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-2626(92)90066-u.
Dawson G, Panagiotides H, Klinger LG, Hill D. The role of frontal lobe functioning in the development of infant self-regulatory behavior. Brain Cogn. 1992 Sep;20(1):152–75.
Dawson, G., et al. “The role of frontal lobe functioning in the development of infant self-regulatory behavior.Brain Cogn, vol. 20, no. 1, Sept. 1992, pp. 152–75. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0278-2626(92)90066-u.
Dawson G, Panagiotides H, Klinger LG, Hill D. The role of frontal lobe functioning in the development of infant self-regulatory behavior. Brain Cogn. 1992 Sep;20(1):152–175.
Journal cover image

Published In

Brain Cogn

DOI

ISSN

0278-2626

Publication Date

September 1992

Volume

20

Issue

1

Start / End Page

152 / 175

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Research Design
  • Psychology, Child
  • Models, Neurological
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Female
  • Facial Expression