MASSAGE ENHANCES RECOVERY FROM HABITUATION IN NORMAL INFANTS

Authors
CIGALES M FIELD T LUNDY B CUADRA A HART S
Citation
M. Cigales et al., MASSAGE ENHANCES RECOVERY FROM HABITUATION IN NORMAL INFANTS, Infant behavior & development, 20(1), 1997, pp. 29-34
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Infant behavior & development → ACNP
ISSN journal
01636383
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
29 - 34
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-6383(1997)20:1<29:MERFHI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Research shows that touch stimulation can positively affect physiologi cal, behavioral, and social development among infants. However, empiri cal evidence of the effects of touch on infants' cognitive performance is lacking. In this study, 56 4-month-olds were given either 8 minute s of massage, play, or no stimulation prior to an audiovisual habituat ion task. Infants who received massage showed response recovery from h abituation during test trials, whereas those in the other two conditio ns did not.