SY_20.1 - The developing social brain: Neuro-cognitive mechanisms underlying children's processing of others' actions

Bekkering, H. ^{1, 2}

1 Donders Centre for Cognition
2 Radboud University Nijmegen

Humans learn a lot via social interactions and are often referred to as Homo Imitans. In this talk, I will present some recent neurocognitive findings, including eye-gaze and EEG-signals, that shine new light on the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms of processing others' actions during the first years of life. In particular, this talk will focus on the activation of the observer’s own motor system during the observation of others’ actions when either observing the action, imitating the action, or acting together within a joint task setting.