Researchers at UCL used a whole-head infant LUMO system to map neural activity across the entire cortex, marking the first time that wearable technology has captured differences in activity across such a wide area of the brain in babies.

This technology could help to map the connections between different brain regions and establish what distinguishes typical and atypical neurodevelopment in the crucial early stages of childhood and shed light on conditions of neurodiversity such as autism, dyslexia and ADHD.”

The technology developed and tested in this study is a stepping stone towards a better understanding of the brain processes that underlie social development, which we haven't been able to observe before, outside of the very restrictive bounds of an MRI scanner.

With this we should be able to see what's happening in babies' brains as they play, learn and interact with other people in a very natural way.