Brain Electrical Activity Associated With Cognitive Processing During a Looking Version of the A‐Not‐B Task
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16783149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martha Ann Bell (0000-0001-9222-0374, Virginia Tech, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 311-330 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infancy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1525-0008 • E-ISSN: 1532-7078 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327078in0203_2 |
| PMID | 33451207 |
| OpenAlex | W2150359622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 37 |
This work was designed to investigate individual differences in brain electrical activity during a looking version of the A‐not‐B task. It was proposed that this spatial task required the cognitive skills of working memory and inhibitory control, each associated with frontal lobe function. Electroencephalograms (EEGs) were recorded from 54 8‐month‐old infants during baseline and task. Only high performers on the looking task exhibited increases in 6‐ to 9‐Hz EEG power from baseline to task. These task‐related changes were evident at frontal and posterior scalp locations. High performers on the looking task exhibited lower EEG coherence values at right hemisphere frontal locations relative to the low performers. These lower coherence values were evident during baseline and task. All infants showed increased frontal‐parietal coherence during the spatial working memory task relative to baseline values. These data confirm previous cognitive neuroscience work associating frontal lobe function with cognitive performance levels during infancy
Audiology · Brain activity and meditation · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Electroencephalography · Elementary cognitive task · Frontal lobe · Lateralization of brain function · Occipital lobe · Working memory · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neural dynamics and brain function · Neuroscience · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.56 |
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| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |