Not all neurophysiological aspects of auditory distraction mechanisms are mature in late childhood¶
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q2 i? In an auditory-visual oddball task, 9-10-year-old children and adults showed similar behavioral distraction effects and similar early and late mismatch responses, but children's brain responses were delayed or differently distributed, indicating immature mechanisms. → Wetzel N 2014
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Wetzel N 2014¶
Wetzel N (2014) Development of control of attention from different perspectives. Front. Psychol. 5:1000. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01000
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The editorial reports, citing Ruhnau et al. (2013), electro- and magnetoencephalographic measurement of involuntary change detection, orienting of attention, and behavioral distraction in 9-10-year-old children and adults during an auditory-visual oddball task.
"The authors observed similar behavioral distraction effects and an early and a late distractor-related mismatch response located at auditory cortex areas in children and adults. Children's brain responses were delayed or showed different distribution over the scalp."
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Not all neurophysiological aspects of auditory distraction mechanisms are mature in late childhood |
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Not all neurophysiological aspects of auditory distraction mechanisms are mature in late childhood |
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