Exploring the Benefits of Doll Play Through Neuroscience.
development
empathy
fNIRS (functional near infrared spectroscopy)
play
social processing
Journal
Frontiers in human neuroscience
ISSN: 1662-5161
Titre abrégé: Front Hum Neurosci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101477954
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
08
05
2020
accepted:
03
09
2020
entrez:
2
11
2020
pubmed:
3
11
2020
medline:
3
11
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
It has long been hypothesized that pretend play is beneficial to social and cognitive development. However, there is little evidence regarding the neural regions that are active while children engage in pretend play. We examined the activation of prefrontal and posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS) regions using near-infrared spectroscopy while 42 4- to 8-year-old children freely played with dolls or tablet games with a social partner or by themselves. Social play activated right prefrontal regions more than solo play. Children engaged the pSTS during solo doll play but not during solo tablet play, suggesting they were rehearsing social cognitive skills more with dolls. These findings suggest social play utilizes multiple neural regions and highlight how doll play can achieve similar patterns of activation, even when children play by themselves. Doll play may provide a unique opportunity for children to practice social interactions important for developing social-emotional skills, such as empathy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33132876
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.560176
pmc: PMC7560494
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
560176Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Hashmi, Vanderwert, Price and Gerson.
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