Differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing: evidence from fNIRS
ObjectiveThe study investigated the differential characteristics associated with motor skill development and working memory processing during early childhood, thereby providing insights for understanding motor learning and cognitive development in young children.MethodsIn total, 101 preschool childr...
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| author | Quanliang Zheng Aiping Chi Bing Shi Yimin Wang Qing Ma Fang Zhou Xianmei Guo Menghan Zhou Bowei Lin Ke Ning |
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| description | ObjectiveThe study investigated the differential characteristics associated with motor skill development and working memory processing during early childhood, thereby providing insights for understanding motor learning and cognitive development in young children.MethodsIn total, 101 preschool children (age: 4–6 years) were recruited for this study. The motor skill development level and the working memory capacity of the children were assessed using the MOBAK Motor Development Assessment Scale and a block task paradigm, respectively. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy brain imaging technology was used to monitor hemodynamic signals in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of the children while they completed different memory tasks. MATLAB software and the Homer2 plugin were used to calculate the oxygenated hemoglobin (Oxy-Hb) concentration in relevant brain regions during the tasks.Results(1) The low motor skill group exhibited significantly lower accuracy during the three-memory load condition than during the two-memory load condition. Under both two-memory and three-memory load conditions, the high motor skill group exhibited significantly higher accuracy than the low motor skill group. (2) Significant differences in the Oxy-Hb concentration were observed in the left dorsolateral PFC (L-DLPFC), and right and left triangular part of the Broca’s area (R-PTBA and L-PTBA, respectively) between the two memory difficulty levels for the high motor skill group. The Oxy-Hb concentration was significantly higher during the three-memory load condition than during the two-memory load condition. Under the two-memory load condition, the high motor skill group exhibited significantly higher Oxy-Hb concentration in the L-DLPFC and L-PTBA regions than in the low motor skill group. Under the three-memory load condition, the high motor skill group exhibited significantly higher Oxy-Hb concentration in the L-DLPFC, R-PTBA, and L-PTBA regions than the low motor skill group.ConclusionA close association was observed between the motor skill levels and working memory in young children, with higher motor skill levels being associated with more pronounced brain activation patterns during working memory tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9c3210d1927487aae118fd563242aa12023-10-02T09:04:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532023-09-011710.3389/fnbeh.2023.12796481279648Differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing: evidence from fNIRSQuanliang Zheng0Aiping Chi1Bing Shi2Yimin Wang3Qing Ma4Fang Zhou5Xianmei Guo6Menghan Zhou7Bowei Lin8Ke Ning9School of Physical Education, Xi'an Fanyi University, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Xi'an Fanyi University, Xi’an, ChinaThe First Kindergarten of Xi'an Gaoxin, Xi’an, ChinaThe First Kindergarten of Xi'an Gaoxin, Xi’an, ChinaXi'an High-Tech Zone 22nd Kindergarten, Xi’an, ChinaXi'an High-Tech Zone 22nd Kindergarten, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, ChinaObjectiveThe study investigated the differential characteristics associated with motor skill development and working memory processing during early childhood, thereby providing insights for understanding motor learning and cognitive development in young children.MethodsIn total, 101 preschool children (age: 4–6 years) were recruited for this study. The motor skill development level and the working memory capacity of the children were assessed using the MOBAK Motor Development Assessment Scale and a block task paradigm, respectively. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy brain imaging technology was used to monitor hemodynamic signals in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of the children while they completed different memory tasks. MATLAB software and the Homer2 plugin were used to calculate the oxygenated hemoglobin (Oxy-Hb) concentration in relevant brain regions during the tasks.Results(1) The low motor skill group exhibited significantly lower accuracy during the three-memory load condition than during the two-memory load condition. Under both two-memory and three-memory load conditions, the high motor skill group exhibited significantly higher accuracy than the low motor skill group. (2) Significant differences in the Oxy-Hb concentration were observed in the left dorsolateral PFC (L-DLPFC), and right and left triangular part of the Broca’s area (R-PTBA and L-PTBA, respectively) between the two memory difficulty levels for the high motor skill group. The Oxy-Hb concentration was significantly higher during the three-memory load condition than during the two-memory load condition. Under the two-memory load condition, the high motor skill group exhibited significantly higher Oxy-Hb concentration in the L-DLPFC and L-PTBA regions than in the low motor skill group. Under the three-memory load condition, the high motor skill group exhibited significantly higher Oxy-Hb concentration in the L-DLPFC, R-PTBA, and L-PTBA regions than the low motor skill group.ConclusionA close association was observed between the motor skill levels and working memory in young children, with higher motor skill levels being associated with more pronounced brain activation patterns during working memory tasks.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1279648/fullearly childhoodmotor skillworking memoryfunctional near-infrared spectroscopyoxygenated hemoglobinprefrontal cortex |
| spellingShingle | Quanliang Zheng Aiping Chi Bing Shi Yimin Wang Qing Ma Fang Zhou Xianmei Guo Menghan Zhou Bowei Lin Ke Ning Differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing: evidence from fNIRS Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience early childhood motor skill working memory functional near-infrared spectroscopy oxygenated hemoglobin prefrontal cortex |
| title | Differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing: evidence from fNIRS |
| title_full | Differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing: evidence from fNIRS |
| title_fullStr | Differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing: evidence from fNIRS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing: evidence from fNIRS |
| title_short | Differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing: evidence from fNIRS |
| title_sort | differential features of early childhood motor skill development and working memory processing evidence from fnirs |
| topic | early childhood motor skill working memory functional near-infrared spectroscopy oxygenated hemoglobin prefrontal cortex |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1279648/full |
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