Self or (M)other? Infants’ Sensitivity to Bodily Overlap With Their Mother Reflects Their Dyadic Coordination

Adults experience greater self‐other bodily overlap in romantic than platonic relationships. One of the closest relationships is between mother and infant, yet little is known about their mutual bodily representations. This study measured infants’ sensitivity to bodily overlap with their mother. Twenty‐one 6‐ to 8‐month‐olds watched their mother’s face or a stranger’s face being stroked synchronously versus asynchronously with their own face....