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Recent Publications and Findings

  • Horger, M., Campbell, K., & Marshall, P.J. (2024). Electrophysiological responses to digit stimulation in a tactile oddball paradigm. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 203. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2024.112391
  • Yang, Y., Langer, A., Howard, L., & Marshall, P. J. (2024). Towards an ontology for socially assistive robots for young children. AAAI Fall Symposia, 2(1), 213–218. doi.org/10.1609/aaaiss.v2i1.27674
  • Marshall, P.J. (2024). Towards a Biologically Coherent Account of the Brain and How It Develops. Human Development. 68 (5-6). https://doi.org/10.1159/000540024
  • Langer, A., Marshall, P. J. & Levy‑Tzedek, S. (2023). Ethical considerations in child‑robot interactions. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 151, 105230 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105230
  • Taylor, J., Weiss, S.M., & Marshall, P.J. (2023). Genes, genomes, and developmental process. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X22002199

EEG- Anticipatory Attention

  • Weiss, S.M. & Marshall, P.J. (2022). Anticipation across modalities in children and adults: Relating anticipatory alpha rhythm lateralization, reaction time, and executive function. Developmental Science, 26, e13277. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13277
  • Weiss, S.M., Laconi, R.N., & Marshall, P.J. (2020). Individual differences in anticipatory mu rhythm modulation are associated with executive function and processing speed. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 20(5), 901-916. doi.org/10.3758/s13415-020-00809-1.
  • Weiss, S.M., Meltzoff, A.N., & Marshall, P.J. (2018). Neural measures of anticipatory bodily attention in children: Relations with executive function. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 34. doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2018.08.002

EEG-Sensorimotor, Somatosensory, Imitation, Action Observation

  • Horger, M., Campbell, K., & Marshall, P.J. (2024). Electrophysiological responses to digit stimulation in a tactile oddball paradigm. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 203. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2024.112391
  • Shen, G, Weiss, S.M., Meltzoff, A.N., Allison, O.N. & Marshall, P.J. (2021). Exploring developmental schanges in infant anticipation and perceptual processing: EEG responses to tactile stimulation. Infancy, 27 (1), 97-114. https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.12438
  • Shen, G., Meltzoff, A.N., Weiss, S.M., & Marshall, P.J. (2020). Body representations in infants: Categorical boundaries of body parts as assessed by somatosensory mismatch negativity. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 44. doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100795
  • Shen, G., Meltzoff, A.N., & Marshall, P.J. (2019). Body representations as indexed by oscillatory EEG activities in the context of tactile novelty processing. Neuropsychologia, 132, 107-144. doi.org/ 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107144
  • Meltzoff, A., Saby, J., & Marshall, P. (2018). Neural representations of the body in 60-day-old human infants. Developmental Science, 22(1). doi.org/10.1111/desc.12698
  • Shen, G., Smyk, N. J., Meltzoff, A. N., & Marshall, P. J. (2018). Neuropsychology of Human Body Parts: Exploring Categorical Boundaries of Tactile Perception Using Somatosensory Mismatch Responses. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience , 1-12. doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13030
  • Shen, G., Meltzoff, A. N., & Marshall, P. J. (2018). Touching lips and hearing fingers: effector-specific congruency between tactile and auditory stimulation modulates N1 amplitude and alpha desynchronization. Experimental brain research , 236(1), 13-29. doi.org/10.1007/s00221-017-5104-3
  • Saby, J. N., Meltzoff, A. N., & Marshall, P. J. (2015). Neural body maps in human infants: Somatotopic responses to tactile stimulation in 7-month-olds. NeuroImage, 118, 74-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.05.097
  • Drew, A. R., Quandt, L. C., & Marshall, P. J.  (2015). Visual influences on sensorimotor EEG responses during observation of hand actions. Brain Research, 1597, 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2014.11.048
  • Saby, J. N., Bouquet, C. A., & Marshall, P. J. (2014). Young children co-represent a partner’s task: Evidence for a joint Simon effect in five-year-olds. Cognitive Development, 32, 38-45. doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2014.08.001
  • Quandt, L. C., & Marshall, P. J. (2014). The effect of action experience on sensorimotor EEG rhythms during action observation. Neuropsychologia, 56, 401-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.02.015
  • Marshall, P. J., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2014). Neural mirroring mechanisms and imitation in human infants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 369, 20130620. doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0620
  • Marshall, P. J., & Drew, A. R. (2014). What makes Simon Says so difficult for young children?Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 126, 112-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2014.08.001
  • Marshall, P. J., Saby, J. N., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2013). Imitation and the developing social brain: Infants’ somatotopic EEG patterns for acts of self and other. International Journal of Psychological Research, 6, 22-29.
  • Saby, J. N., Meltzoff, A. N., & Marshall, P. J. (2013). Infants’ somatotopic neural responses to seeing human actions: I’ve got you under my skin.  PLOS ONE, 8, e77905.
  • Marshall, P. J., Saby, J. N., & Meltzoff, P. J. (2013). Infant brain responses to object weight: Exploring goal-directed actions and self-experience. Infancy, 18, 942–960. https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.12012
  • Quandt, L. C., Marshall, P. J., Bouquet, C. A., & Shipley, T. F. (2013). Somatosensory experiences with action modulate alpha and beta power during subsequent action observation. Brain Research, 1534,  55-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2013.08.043
  • Saby, J. N., Marshall, P. J., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2012).  Neural correlates of being imitated: An EEG study in preverbal infants.  Social Neuroscience, 6, 650-661 doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2012.691429
  • Quandt, L. C., Marshall., P. J., Shipley, T. F., Beilock, S. L., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2012). Sensitivity of alpha and beta oscillations to sensorimotor characteristics of action: An EEG study of action production and gesture observation. Neuropsychologia, 50, 2745-2751. doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2012.08.005
  • Marshall, P. J., Young, T., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2011). Neural correlates of action observation and execution in 14-month-old infants: An event-related EEG desynchronization study. Developmental Science, 14, 474-480. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00991.x
  • Saby, J. N., Marshall, P. J., Smythe, R., Bouquet, C. A., & Comalli, C. E. (2011). An investigation of the determinants of motor contagion in preschool children.  Acta Psychologica, 138, 231-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.06.008
  • Quandt, L. C., Marshall, P. J., Bouquet, C. A., Young, T., & Shipley, T. F. (2011).  Experience with novel actions modulates frontal alpha EEG desynchronization. Neuroscience Letters, 499, 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.05.028
  • Bouquet, C. A., Shipley, T. F., Capa, R. L., & Marshall, P. J. (2011).  Motor contagion: Goal-directed actions are more contagious than non-goal-directed actions.  Experimental Psychology, 58, 71-78.
  • Marshall, P. J., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2011). Neural mirroring systems: Exploring the EEG mu rhythm in infancy. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 1, 110-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2010.09.001
  • Capa, R. L., Marshall, P. J., Shipley, T. F., Salesse, R. N., & Bouquet, C. A. (2011). Does motor interference arise from mirror system activation? The effect of prior visuo-motor practice on automatic imitation. Psychological Research, 75, 152-157. doi.org/10.1007/s00426-010-0303-6
  • Marshall, P. J., Bouquet, C. A., Thomas, A. L., & Shipley, T. F. (2010). Motor contagion in young children: Exploring social influences on perception-action coupling. Neural Networks, 23, 1017-1025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2010.07.007
  • Marshall, P. J., Bouquet, C. A., Shipley, T. F., & Young, T. (2009). Effects of brief imitative experience on EEG desynchronization during action observation. Neuropsychologia, 47, 2100-2106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.03.022

EEG- General Development

  • Saby, J. N., & Marshall, P. J. (2012). The utility of EEG band power analysis in the study of infancy and early childhood.  Developmental Neuropsychology, 37, 253-273. doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2011.614663
  • Fox, N. A., Schmidt, L. A., Henderson, H. A., & Marshall, P. J. (2007). Developmental psychophysiology: Conceptual and methodological perspectives. In J. T. Cacioppo, L. G. Tassinary, & G. G. Berntson (Eds.), Handbook of psychophysiology (3rd ed., p. 453-481). New York: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511546396.020
  • Marshall, P. J., Bar-Haim, Y., & Fox, N. A. (2002).  Development of the EEG from 5 months to 4 years of age.  Clinical Neurophysiology, 113, 1199-1208. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00163-3

EEG- Social and Emotional Development

Robotics- Uncanny Valley and Ethics

  • Yang, Y., Langer, A., Howard, L., & Marshall, P. J. (2024). Towards an ontology for socially assistive robots for young children. AAAI Fall Symposia, 2(1), 213–218. doi.org/10.1609/aaaiss.v2i1.27674
  • Langer, A., Marshall, P. J. & Levy‑Tzedek, S. (2023). Ethical considerations in child‑robot interactions. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 151, 105230 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105230
  • Taylor, J., Weiss, S.M., & Marshall, P.J. (2020). “Alexa, how are you feeling today?” Mind perception, smart speakers, and uncanniness. Interaction Studies, 21(3), 329-352. https://doi.org/10.1075/is.19015.tay

Theoretical Writings

  • Marshall, P.J. (2024). Towards a Biologically Coherent Account of the Brain and How It Develops. Human Development. 68 (5-6). https://doi.org/10.1159/000540024
  • Taylor, J., Weiss, S.M., & Marshall, P.J. (2023). Genes, genomes, and developmental process. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X22002199
  • Marshall, P.J., Houser, T.M., & Weiss, S. M. (2021). The Shared Origins of Embodiment and Development. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 15
  • Meltzoff, A.N., & Marshall, P.J. (2020). Chapter 2- Importance of body representations in social-cognitive development: New insights from infant brain science. In S. Hunnius & M. Meyer (Eds.), Progress in Brain Research (vol. 254, pp. 25-48). Elsevier.
  • Marshall, P.J., & Meltzoff, A.N. (2020). Body maps in the infant brain: Implications for neurodevelopmental disabilities. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 62(7), 778-783. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14540
  • Marshall, P. J. (2015). Neuroscience, embodiment, and development. To appear in W. F. Overton & P. C. Molenaar (Eds.), Theory and Method. Volume 1 of the Handbook of child psychology and developmental science (7th ed.). Editor-in-chief: R. M. Lerner. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. doi.org/10.1002/9781118963418.childpsy107
  • Marshall, P. J. (2014). Beyond different levels: Embodiment and the developmental system.Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 929. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00929
  • Marshall, P. J. (2014).  The details are being worked out. [Review of: Touching a nerve: The self as brain by Patricia S. Churchland]. PsycCRITIQUES, 59 (3).
  • Marshall, P. J.  (2013).  Coping with complexity: Developmental systems and multilevel analyses in developmental psychopathology.  Development and Psychopathology, 25, 1311-1324.
  • Marshall, P. J., & Comalli, C. E. (2012).  Young children’s conceptualizations of brain function: Implications for teaching neuroscience in early elementary settings.  Early Education and Development, 23, 4-23.
  • Marshall, P. J. (2009). Relating psychology and neuroscience: Taking up the challenges.  Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 113-125.

Temperament, Attachment, and Emotional Development

  • Marshall, P. J.  (2010). The development of emotion.  Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 1, 417-425.
  • Marshall, P. J., Reeb, B. C., & Fox, N. A. (2009). Electrophysiological responses to auditory novelty in temperamentally different 9-month-old infants. Developmental Science, 12, 568-582. doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00808.x
  • Hane, A. A., Fox, N. A., Henderson, H. A., & Marshall, P. J. (2008).  Behavioral reactivity and approach-withdrawal bias in infancy.  Developmental Psychology, 44, 1491-1496. doi.org/10.1037/a0012855
  • Marshall, P. J., & Fox, N. A. (2006). The development of social engagement:  Neurobiological perspectives.  New York: Oxford University Press. doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195168716.001.0001
  • Fox, N. A., Henderson, H. A., Marshall, P. J., Nichols, K. E., & Ghera, M. M. (2005). Behavioral inhibition: Linking biology and behavior within a developmental framework. Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 235-262. doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141532
  • Marshall, P. J., & Fox. N. A. (2005). Relations between behavioral reactivity at 4 months and attachment classification at 14 months in a selected sample. Infant Behavior and Development,28, 492-502. doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2005.06.002

The Effects of Early Life Adversity

  • Vanderwert, R. E., Marshall, P. J., Nelson, C. A., Zeanah, C. H., & Fox, N. A. (2010). Timing of intervention affects brain electrical activity in children exposed to severe psychosocial neglect. PLoS ONE, 5, e11415. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011415
  • Ghera, M. M., Marshall, P. J., Fox, N. A., Zeanah, C. H., Nelson, C. A., Smyke, A. T., & Guthrie, D. (2009).  The effects of a foster care intervention on socially deprived institutionalized children’s attention and positive affect: Results from the BEIP study.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50, 246-253. doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01954.x
  • Marshall, P. J., & Kenney, J. W. (2009). Biological perspectives on the effects of early psychosocial experience. Developmental Review, 29, 96-119.
  • Zeanah, C. H., Egger, H. L., Smyke, A. T., Nelson, C. A., Fox, N. A., Marshall, P. J., & Guthrie, D. (2009).  Institutional rearing and psychiatric disorders in Romanian preschool children. American Journal of Psychiatry, 166, 777-785. doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08091438
  • Marshall, P. J., Reeb, B. C., & Fox, N. A. (2008).  Effects of early intervention on EEG power and coherence in previously institutionalized children in Romania.  Development and Psychopathology, 20, 861-880. doi.org/10.1017/S0954579408000412
  • Nelson, C. A., Zeanah, C. H., Fox, N. A., Marshall, P. J., Smyke, A. T., & Guthrie, D. (2007).  Cognitive recovery in socially deprived young children: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project. Science, 318, 1937-40. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1143921
  • Smyke, A. T., Koga, S. F., Johnson, D. E., Fox, N. A., Marshall, P. J., Nelson, C. A., Zeanah, C. H., & the BEIP Core Group (2007).   The caregiving context in institution reared and family reared infants and toddlers in Romania.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 210-218. 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01694.x