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Increased Brain‐to‐Brain Synchronization During Literary Arabic Storytelling Following a Dialogic Reading Intervention: A Hyperscanning‐EEG Study

Georgina Abu Ghanima; Merna Haj; Azhar Badarne; Rola Farah; Areej Masarwa; Tzipi Horowitz‐Kraus

Originally published 2025-11-01 · Brain and Behavior
Wiley · DOI 10.1002/brb3.71003 ↗

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What kinds of participation are invited when an adult stops to discuss a story?

The researchers measured joint attention and neural synchronization during literary Arabic storytelling after dialogic reading. Synchronization is a laboratory measure of a shared activity.

Who was studied?

Thirteen preschool children aged 48–60 months and their mothers in a storytelling study.

Age / stage: Ages four to five

Read with three questions

  1. Does simultaneous brain activity directly measure understanding of a story?
  2. How did the outcome measure change between baseline and follow-up?
  3. How did the authors distinguish the adult’s participation from the child’s engagement?

Keep the limits in view

Changes after a program can reflect ordinary development, other care or measurement effects. The comparison and duration of follow-up determine what can be attributed to participation.

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Georgina Abu Ghanima; Merna Haj; Azhar Badarne; Rola Farah; Areej Masarwa; Tzipi Horowitz‐Kraus (2025). Increased Brain‐to‐Brain Synchronization During Literary Arabic Storytelling Following a Dialogic Reading Intervention: A Hyperscanning‐EEG Study Brain and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71003

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