Developmental Trajectories of Internally and Externally Driven Temporal Prediction.

ABSTRACT: The ability to generate temporal prediction (TP) is fundamental to our survival since it allows us to selectively orient our attention in time in order to prioritize relevant environmental information. Studies on adult participants showed that externally and internally driven mechanisms can be engaged to establish TP, both resulting in better behavioural performance. However, few studies on children have investigated the ability to engage internally and externally driven TP, especially in relation to how these mechanisms change across development. In this study, 111 participants (88 children between six and eleven years of age, and 23 adults) were tested by means of a simple reaction time paradigm, in which temporal cueing and neutral conditions were orthogonally manipulated to induce exte

SUBMITTER: Mento G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4532408 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature