A UH research team is studying the way toddlers and babies understand the actions of each other.
The study, which involves children from six to 24 months old, will also study brain activity through their interactions. The research could also possibly lead to treatments of development disorders, such as autism.
“The more we know about typically developing children, the better we will be able to develop interventions or early diagnoses, when the brain is still able to be retrained,” said Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, professor of electrical and computer engineering at UH and director of the University’s Non-Invasive Brain Machine Interface Systems Laboratory.
The work is funded by a $6 million grant funded by the National Institutes of Health. Other related projects are being conducted at the University of Chicago, the University of Maryland, and the University of Parma, Italy.
People interested in having their children participate can call 713-743-0796 or 832-858-7017, or email Teresa Tse at [email protected] or Jesus Cruz at [email protected].
