How a child’s brain processes emotional faces offers a surprising glimpse into their future friendships
· eric w. dolan
AI Briefing
- • Children's brain activity to emotional faces can predict future friendships.
- • Boys and girls respond differently to emotional faces.
- • Different neural responses forecast different patterns of peer engagement in adolescence.
Source Summary
Scientists have discovered that a child’s early brain activity can forecast their future social life. Surprisingly, the same neural response to emotional faces predicts very different patterns of peer engagement for boys and girls entering adolescence.
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