Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic review
Rhythmic visual stimulation (RVS), the periodic presentation of visual stimuli to elicit a rhythmic brain response, is increasingly applied to reveal insights into early neurocognitive development. Our systematic review identified 69 studies applying RVS in 0- to 6-year-olds. RVS has long been used...
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| author | Moritz Köster Alicja Brzozowska Anna Bánki Markus Tünte Emma Kate Ward Stefanie Hoehl |
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| description | Rhythmic visual stimulation (RVS), the periodic presentation of visual stimuli to elicit a rhythmic brain response, is increasingly applied to reveal insights into early neurocognitive development. Our systematic review identified 69 studies applying RVS in 0- to 6-year-olds. RVS has long been used to study the development of the visual system and applications have more recently been expanded to uncover higher cognitive functions in the developing brain, including overt and covert attention, face and object perception, numeral cognition, and predictive processing. These insights are owed to the unique benefits of RVS, such as the targeted frequency and stimulus-specific neural responses, as well as a remarkable signal-to-noise ratio. Yet, neural mechanisms underlying the RVS response are still poorly understood. We discuss critical challenges and avenues for future research, and the unique potentials the method holds. With this review, we provide a resource for researchers interested in the breadth of developmental RVS research and hope to inspire the future use of this cutting-edge method in developmental cognitive neuroscience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0056fd10228435a82b6bcf63aba6d342023-12-10T06:14:23ZengElsevierDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience1878-92932023-12-0164101315Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic reviewMoritz Köster0Alicja Brzozowska1Anna Bánki2Markus Tünte3Emma Kate Ward4Stefanie Hoehl5University of Regensburg, Institute of Psychology, Germany; Correspondence to: University of Regensburg, Institute of Psychology, Sedanstraße 1, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, AustriaUniversity of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, AustriaUniversity of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, AustriaBirkbeck, University of London, United KingdomUniversity of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, AustriaRhythmic visual stimulation (RVS), the periodic presentation of visual stimuli to elicit a rhythmic brain response, is increasingly applied to reveal insights into early neurocognitive development. Our systematic review identified 69 studies applying RVS in 0- to 6-year-olds. RVS has long been used to study the development of the visual system and applications have more recently been expanded to uncover higher cognitive functions in the developing brain, including overt and covert attention, face and object perception, numeral cognition, and predictive processing. These insights are owed to the unique benefits of RVS, such as the targeted frequency and stimulus-specific neural responses, as well as a remarkable signal-to-noise ratio. Yet, neural mechanisms underlying the RVS response are still poorly understood. We discuss critical challenges and avenues for future research, and the unique potentials the method holds. With this review, we provide a resource for researchers interested in the breadth of developmental RVS research and hope to inspire the future use of this cutting-edge method in developmental cognitive neuroscience.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929323001202Early brain developmentVisual systemHigher cognitionNeuromodulationSteady-state visually evoked potentials (SSVEPs) |
| spellingShingle | Moritz Köster Alicja Brzozowska Anna Bánki Markus Tünte Emma Kate Ward Stefanie Hoehl Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic review Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Early brain development Visual system Higher cognition Neuromodulation Steady-state visually evoked potentials (SSVEPs) |
| title | Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic review |
| title_full | Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic review |
| title_short | Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development: A systematic review |
| title_sort | rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development a systematic review |
| topic | Early brain development Visual system Higher cognition Neuromodulation Steady-state visually evoked potentials (SSVEPs) |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929323001202 |
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