TY - JOUR

T1 - Non-verbal behavior of 6- and 12-month old infants having the neurological problems from the birth: a pilot study

AU - Vekovischeva, O. Yu.

AU - Lyakso, E. E.

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - Ethological approach was applied to compare a non-verbal behavior of the 6- and 12-month old infants having neurological diagnosis by the birth (P 91.8 according to ICD-10 scale; risk infants) with the behavior of their healthy (norm infants) peers. The double-blind controlled uninterrupted observation of 1- and 2-minute videos was done to estimate duration and sequence of behavioral elements manifested by infants in familiar home environment during everyday activity. We suggested that if the specific behavioral differences exist it would be considered as predictive markers of infant’s development problems. Ethological analysis indicated that the main behavioral differences were related with infant’s eye and hand activities. The risk infants of the both age distracted from an object in their hands "looking aside" more often than their healthy peers. The 12-month old risk infants displayed less communicative and explorative abilities than their norm peers. It was proposed that the shortterm observations of non

AB - Ethological approach was applied to compare a non-verbal behavior of the 6- and 12-month old infants having neurological diagnosis by the birth (P 91.8 according to ICD-10 scale; risk infants) with the behavior of their healthy (norm infants) peers. The double-blind controlled uninterrupted observation of 1- and 2-minute videos was done to estimate duration and sequence of behavioral elements manifested by infants in familiar home environment during everyday activity. We suggested that if the specific behavioral differences exist it would be considered as predictive markers of infant’s development problems. Ethological analysis indicated that the main behavioral differences were related with infant’s eye and hand activities. The risk infants of the both age distracted from an object in their hands "looking aside" more often than their healthy peers. The 12-month old risk infants displayed less communicative and explorative abilities than their norm peers. It was proposed that the shortterm observations of non

KW - infancy

KW - risk development

KW - nonverbal behavior

KW - ethological analysis

KW - naturalistic conditions

M3 - Article

VL - 101

SP - 1403

EP - 1413

JO - РОССИЙСКИЙ ФИЗИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ ИМ. И.М. СЕЧЕНОВА

JF - РОССИЙСКИЙ ФИЗИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ ИМ. И.М. СЕЧЕНОВА

SN - 0869-8139

IS - 12

ER -