Eye-tracking-based assessment of cognitive function in low-resource settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early development of neurocognitive functions in infants can be compromised by poverty, malnutrition and lack of adequate stimulation. Optimal management of neurodevelopmental problems in infants requires assessment tools that can be used early in life, and are objective and applicable across economic, cultural and educational settings.

Objective and design

The present study examined the feasibility of infrared eye tracking as a novel and highly automated technique for assessing visual-orienting and sequence-learning abilities as well as attention to facial expressions in young (9-month-old) infants. Techniques piloted in a high-resource laboratory setting in Finland (N=39) were subsequently field-tested in a community health centre in rural Malawi (N=40).

Resu

SUBMITTER: Forssman L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5466915 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature