Effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolers
Abstract Introduction Executive function, a set of higher order cognitive skills underlying goal‐directed behaviors, develops rapidly during preschool years. Reward increases executive function engagement in adolescents and adults. However, there is still a scarcity of data on how reward affects exe...
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| author | Kanda Lertladaluck Nuanchan Chutabhakdikul Nicolas Chevalier Yusuke Moriguchi |
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| description | Abstract Introduction Executive function, a set of higher order cognitive skills underlying goal‐directed behaviors, develops rapidly during preschool years. Reward increases executive function engagement in adolescents and adults. However, there is still a scarcity of data on how reward affects executive function in young children. The present study examines whether different incentive types contribute differently to executive function performance and neural activity in children. Methods Twenty‐five preschoolers of 5–6 years old were provided an incentive Go/No‐go task, comparing social, nonsocial, and nonreward conditions. Activations in the prefrontal regions during the tasks were measured using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy. Results The results revealed that social reward enhanced right prefrontal activations in young children. In contrast to adult literature, younger children did not show any significant differences in executive function performance across conditions. Conclusion This study expands our understanding of motivation and EF engagement in preschoolers. Specifically, social reward enhanced prefrontal activations in young children. The implications and recommendations for future research are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b509739d8696418696f3f792b6be26f32022-12-21T22:48:37ZengWileyBrain and Behavior2162-32792020-09-01109n/an/a10.1002/brb3.1763Effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolersKanda Lertladaluck0Nuanchan Chutabhakdikul1Nicolas Chevalier2Yusuke Moriguchi3Research Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular Biosciences Mahidol University Nakhon Pathom ThailandResearch Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular Biosciences Mahidol University Nakhon Pathom ThailandDepartment of Psychology The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UKGraduate School of Education Kyoto University Kyoto JapanAbstract Introduction Executive function, a set of higher order cognitive skills underlying goal‐directed behaviors, develops rapidly during preschool years. Reward increases executive function engagement in adolescents and adults. However, there is still a scarcity of data on how reward affects executive function in young children. The present study examines whether different incentive types contribute differently to executive function performance and neural activity in children. Methods Twenty‐five preschoolers of 5–6 years old were provided an incentive Go/No‐go task, comparing social, nonsocial, and nonreward conditions. Activations in the prefrontal regions during the tasks were measured using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy. Results The results revealed that social reward enhanced right prefrontal activations in young children. In contrast to adult literature, younger children did not show any significant differences in executive function performance across conditions. Conclusion This study expands our understanding of motivation and EF engagement in preschoolers. Specifically, social reward enhanced prefrontal activations in young children. The implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1763childrenexecutive functionnear‐infrared spectroscopyprefrontal cortexreward |
| spellingShingle | Kanda Lertladaluck Nuanchan Chutabhakdikul Nicolas Chevalier Yusuke Moriguchi Effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolers Brain and Behavior children executive function near‐infrared spectroscopy prefrontal cortex reward |
| title | Effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolers |
| title_full | Effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolers |
| title_fullStr | Effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolers |
| title_short | Effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolers |
| title_sort | effects of social and nonsocial reward on executive function in preschoolers |
| topic | children executive function near‐infrared spectroscopy prefrontal cortex reward |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1763 |
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