Developmental differences in selective attention are related to neural systems for deploying attention and managing response conflict, while deployed selective attention acts through similar neural mechanisms across ages¶
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q2 i? Developmental differences in selective attention are attributed to the neural systems important for deploying selective attention and managing response conflict. → Stevens 2012
q2 i? Once effectively deployed, selective attention acts through very similar neural mechanisms across ages. → Stevens 2012
Evidence¶
Stevens 2012¶
Stevens, Courtney; Bavelier, Daphné. (2012). The role of selective attention on academic foundations: A cognitive neuroscience perspective. Developmental cognitive neuroscience, vol. 2S, p. S30–S48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2011.11.001
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The review's second section, on the developmental time course of selective attention, argues this two-part account: developmental differences reflect deployment and response-conflict systems, whereas "once effectively deployed, selective attention acts through very similar neural mechanisms across ages." No effect sizes are printed in the available text.
"It is argued that developmental differences in selective attention are related to the neural systems important for deploying selective attention and managing response conflict. In contrast, once effectively deployed, selective attention acts through very similar neural mechanisms across ages."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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Developmental differences in selective attention are related to neural systems for deploying attention and managing response conflict, while deployed selective attention acts through similar neural mechanisms across ages |
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Developmental differences in selective attention are related to neural systems for deploying attention and managing response conflict, while deployed selective attention acts through similar neural mechanisms across ages |
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