ERP Correlates of Prospective Memory and Cue Focality in Children
Prospective memory (PM) is essential in the everyday activities of children because it involves remembering intentions for the future, such as doing their homework or bringing written parental permissions to school. Developmental studies have shown increases in PM performance throughout childhood, b...
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| author | Ana B. Cejudo Cristina López-Rojas Carlos J. Gómez-Ariza María Teresa Bajo |
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| description | Prospective memory (PM) is essential in the everyday activities of children because it involves remembering intentions for the future, such as doing their homework or bringing written parental permissions to school. Developmental studies have shown increases in PM performance throughout childhood, but the specific processes underlying this development are still under debate. In the present study, event-related potentials were used to examine whether the focality of the PM task is related to the PM increments by testing two groups of children (first and last cycle of primary school) and assessing differences in N300 (cue detection), frontal positivity (switching), parietal positivity (retrieval of the intention) and frontal slow waves (monitoring of the retrieved intention). The results showed significant differences in focality in the group of older children but no differences in any of the components for their younger counterparts. In addition, the differences between prospective and ongoing trials were smaller for younger than older children. These findings suggest that the ability to adjust attentional strategies, monitor, switch and retrieve the intention develops across childhood and affects PM performance in attentionally demanding conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-520b5a22a6e84bfeba8ce29923a5c5072023-11-23T10:16:41ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252022-04-0112553310.3390/brainsci12050533ERP Correlates of Prospective Memory and Cue Focality in ChildrenAna B. Cejudo0Cristina López-Rojas1Carlos J. Gómez-Ariza2María Teresa Bajo3Department of Experimental Psychology, Research Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, SpainDepartment of Experimental Psychology, Research Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, SpainDepartment of Psychology, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Experimental Psychology, Research Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, SpainProspective memory (PM) is essential in the everyday activities of children because it involves remembering intentions for the future, such as doing their homework or bringing written parental permissions to school. Developmental studies have shown increases in PM performance throughout childhood, but the specific processes underlying this development are still under debate. In the present study, event-related potentials were used to examine whether the focality of the PM task is related to the PM increments by testing two groups of children (first and last cycle of primary school) and assessing differences in N300 (cue detection), frontal positivity (switching), parietal positivity (retrieval of the intention) and frontal slow waves (monitoring of the retrieved intention). The results showed significant differences in focality in the group of older children but no differences in any of the components for their younger counterparts. In addition, the differences between prospective and ongoing trials were smaller for younger than older children. These findings suggest that the ability to adjust attentional strategies, monitor, switch and retrieve the intention develops across childhood and affects PM performance in attentionally demanding conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/533prospective memorycue focalityEvent Related Potentials (ERPs)developmentchildren |
| spellingShingle | Ana B. Cejudo Cristina López-Rojas Carlos J. Gómez-Ariza María Teresa Bajo ERP Correlates of Prospective Memory and Cue Focality in Children Brain Sciences prospective memory cue focality Event Related Potentials (ERPs) development children |
| title | ERP Correlates of Prospective Memory and Cue Focality in Children |
| title_full | ERP Correlates of Prospective Memory and Cue Focality in Children |
| title_fullStr | ERP Correlates of Prospective Memory and Cue Focality in Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | ERP Correlates of Prospective Memory and Cue Focality in Children |
| title_short | ERP Correlates of Prospective Memory and Cue Focality in Children |
| title_sort | erp correlates of prospective memory and cue focality in children |
| topic | prospective memory cue focality Event Related Potentials (ERPs) development children |
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