Developmental brain sciences toward understanding of origin of intelligence

婴儿早期大脑自发活动和身体运动的动态特征被认为限制了认知发展。我们利用近红外成像揭示了与视听和语言处理相关的大脑功能区域和网络的发育过程。我们还证明了认知行为的变化是通过自发的运动产生的。我们进一步展示了早期自发运动与后期发展结果之间关系的证据。这些发现有助于理解发展问题，如特定领域vs.一般，在多个时间尺度上的变化和前景的出现。

Dynamic features of spontaneous activity of the brain and body movements in early infancy are considered to constrain the cognitive development. We revealed the developmental processes for functional regions and networks of the brain in relation to audio-visual and language processing by using NIRS imaging. We also demonstrated that cognitive behavioral changes emerge through spontaneous movements. We further showed the evidence of the relationship between early spontaneous movements and later developmental outcomes. These findings contribute to understand the developmental issues such as domain-specific vs. general, changes over multiple time scales and emergence of prospectiveness.