Parents
may often feel like they are not ‘on the same wavelength’ as their kids. But it
turns out that, at least for babies, their brainwaves literally sync with their
moms when they are learning from them about their social environment. A new
study presented by the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) in San Francisco recently
found that how well babies' neural activity syncs with their moms' predicts how
well they learn social cues. "When we connect neurally with our children
we are opening ourselves to receiving information and influence from them,”
according to the researchers. Researchers found that stronger neural synchrony
between mother and child predicted a higher likelihood of social learning by
the child. Neural synchrony happens when brainwaves from two people follow
predictable patterns with respect to each other. When parents or children fail
to synchronize with each other, which may occur in certain mental health
difficulties and developmental disorders, the learning and development is
affected in the longer term.
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