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Oberwelland, E., Schilbach, L., Barisic, I., Krall, S. C., Vogeley, K., Fink, G. R., Herpertz-Dahlmann, B., Konrad, K. and Schulte-Ruether, M. (2016). Look into my eyes: Investigating joint attention using interactive eye-tracking and fMRI in a developmental sample. Neuroimage, 130. S. 248 - 261. SAN DIEGO: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE. ISSN 1095-9572

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Abstract

Joint attention, the shared attentional focus of at least two people on a third significant object, is one of the earliest steps in social development and an essential aspect of reciprocal interaction. However, the neural basis of joint attention (JA) in the course of development is completely unknown. The present study made use of an interactive eye-tracking paradigm in order to examine the developmental trajectories of JA and the influence of a familiar interaction partner during the social encounter. Our results show that across children and adolescents JA elicits a similar network of social brain areas as well as attention and motor control associated areas as in adults. While other-initiated JA particularly recruited visual, attention and social processing areas, self-initiated JA specifically activated areas related to social cognition, decision-making, emotions and motivational/reward processes highlighting the rewarding character of self-initiated JA. Activation was further enhanced during self-initiated JA with a familiar interaction partner. With respect to developmental effects, activation of the precuneus declined from childhood to adolescence and additionally shifted from a general involvement in JA towards a more specific involvement for self-initiated JA. Similarly, the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) was broadly involved in JA in children and more specialized for self-initiated JA in adolescents. Taken together, this study provides first-time data on the developmental trajectories of JA and the effect of a familiar interaction partner incorporating the interactive character of JA, its reciprocity and motivational aspects. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Oberwelland, E. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schilbach, L. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Barisic, I. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Krall, S. C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Vogeley, K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fink, G. R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Herpertz-Dahlmann, B. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Konrad, K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schulte-Ruether, M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-278619
DOI:	10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.02.026
Journal or Publication Title:	Neuroimage
Volume:	130
Page Range:	S. 248 - 261
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN DIEGO
ISSN:	1095-9572
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language FACE-TO-FACE; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BRAIN NETWORKS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; NEURAL MECHANISMS; FRONTAL-CORTEX; YOUNG-CHILDREN; SELF; FAMILIARITY Multiple languages Neurosciences; Neuroimaging; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/27861