Title |
Teaching others rule-use improves executive function and prefrontal activations in young children
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Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, June 2015
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DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00894 |
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Authors |
Yusuke Moriguchi, Yoko Sakata, Mikako Ishibashi, Yusuke Ishikawa |
Abstract |
Intervention of executive function during early childhood is an important research topic. This study examined the effect of a child-friendly intervention program, where children interacted with a doll or a puppet. Children were presented with cognitive shifting tasks before and after an intervention. In the intervention, children interacted with a doll or a puppet, and taught rules of the cognitive shifting tasks to the object. As the results, 3- to 5-year-old children significantly improved the performances and strengthened activations in the lateral prefrontal regions as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy. The results suggest that interaction with a doll or a puppet may have a significant impact on the development of executive function. |
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