Toward a Neuroscientific Understanding of Play: A Dimensional Coding Framework for Analyzing Infant–Adult Play Patterns

Play during early life is a ubiquitous activity, and an individual’s propensity for play is positively related to cognitive development and emotional well-being. Play behavior (which may be solitary or shared with a social partner) is diverse and multi-faceted. A challenge for current research is to...

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Main Authors: Dave Neale, Kaili Clackson, Stanimira Georgieva, Hatice Dedetas, Melissa Scarpate, Sam Wass, Victoria Leong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00273/full