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Abstract #1735

Brain-to-brain interaction in parent-child eye contact

Ray Lee1, Joshua Friedman1, Alaa Khadar2, Andrea Karaiskaki1, Nadiya Gura1, Maria O'Brien1, Paul Sajda1, and Nim Tottenham1
1Columbia University, New York, NY, United States, 2NASA, Houston, TX, United States

Synopsis

Parent-child interaction is a significant part of human life, and a large portion of such interaction is carried out by eye contact. However, how the dyadic brain networks enable eye contact is not well understood. Here, we take advantage of fMRI hyperscan and concurrent eye tracking to measure the BOLD responses and pupil sizes during eye contact between parent and child. Our initial analysis begins to reveal some of the brain networks supporting the parent-child bond. A better understanding of such mechanisms may have a significant impact on human social life, and improve parent-child interaction therapy for many psychiatric diseases.

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