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Exploring Developmental Neural Mechanism of Gaze Behaviors during Parent-Child Play

Award Number: R21HD108746
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/15/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2025

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Exploring Developmental Neural Mechanism of Gaze Behaviors during Parent-Child Play - Project Summary The proposed study will investigate microstructure of early parent-infant play at behavioral and neural levels. The goal is to develop a novel method that combines a naturalistic head-mounted eye tracking system with EEG to pursues an innovative and significant idea in our field: that language learning emerges early at home and introduced socially (e.g., with the active participation of a parent), the early multisensory experience builds a perceptual and neural foundation that generates a positive cascading effect on subsequent language learning. The methodological aspect of the study aims to establish dynamic assessment approach–gaze coupled with neural activities—allows researchers to directly address the current limitation of studies using either head-mounted eye tracking system or EEG system alone. To the best of our knowledge, there is no previous work combining live naturalistic head-mounted eye tracking system and EEG, and this integrated task analysis will be performed in the context of social interaction with families of diverse backgrounds. Language learning occurs through social interaction and does so among widely diverse populations, and yet our understanding about how these processes are moderated across populations is limited. We propose a cross-sectional study (6- and 12-months- old) that entails observation of parent-infant object play while the infant wears a head-mounted eye tracker and EEG sensors in order to examine the potential neural significance (neural attentiveness measured by theta synchronization and alpha desynchronization) of coordinated visual experiences. The innovative project requires an interdisciplinary approach that combines expertise from our team members. The proposed research is a critical step toward advancing our understanding of early human multimodal perception and communication—a missing piece in theories of language development. The results ultimately will reveal a potential pathway in which social scaffolding shapes neural experiences and offers socially achievable prevention and amelioration of developmental deficits.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = -$1,871 )
2026	2023	UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM	4300 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77204	HARRIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	1/7/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$1,871
														Subtotal = -$1,871

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $194,618 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM	4300 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77204	HARRIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	4/24/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$194,618
														Subtotal = $194,618

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $213,822 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM	4800 W CALHOUN ST STE 316	HOUSTON	TX	77004	HARRIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	3/15/2022	NEW	$213,822
														Subtotal = $213,822

Grand Total All Awards = $406,569

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Exploring Developmental Neural Mechanism of Gaze Behaviors during Parent-Child Play

Award Number: R21HD108746

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/15/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2025

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