Time spent in the current pedagogy did not predict Cluster 2 connectivity, arguing against a simple cumulative-dose interpretation¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the subsample with years-in-current-school data (n = 35), time-in-pedagogy did not predict aggregate FC in Cluster 2, while Pedagogy and Pedagogy × Age terms remained significant. → Mino-Matot 2026

Evidence¶

Mino-Matot 2026¶

Mino-Matot, T., Kebiri, H., Jorge, J., Ledoux, J.-B., Fornari, E., Bach Cuadra, M. & Denervaud, S. (2026). Learning environments are associated with age-related differences in thalamocortical attention circuits in childhood. npj Science of Learning, Article in Press. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00452-4

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Sensitivity GLM restricted to the 35 children for whom years-in-current-school was available. The article reports no effect size for the null dose term; the authors note this does not rule out unmeasured family-level differences such as parental pedagogical values or home learning environment.

"time-in-pedagogy did not predict aggregate FC in Cluster 2 (F(1,28) = 0.01, p = 0.92) and the Pedagogy and Pedagogy × Age terms remained significant (ps = 0.012 and. 032; Suppl. Table S6), arguing against a simple cumulative-dose interpretation"

Discussion¶

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