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Predicting cognitive control from preschool to late adolescence and young adulthood.
- Source :
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Psychological science [Psychol Sci] 2006 Jun; Vol. 17 (6), pp. 478-84. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- In this longitudinal study, the proportion of time preschoolers directed their attention away from rewarding stimuli during a delay-of-gratification task was positively associated with efficiency (greater speed without reduced accuracy) at responding to targets in a go/no-go task more than 10 years later. The overall findings suggest that preschoolers' ability to effectively direct their attention away from tempting aspects of the rewards in a delay-of-gratification task may be a developmental precursor for the ability to perform inhibitory tasks such as the go/no-go task years later. Because performance on the go/no-go task has previously been characterized as involving activation of fronto-striatal regions, the present findings also suggest that performance in the delay-of-gratification task may serve as an early marker of individual differences in the functional integrity of this circuitry.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0956-7976
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychological science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16771797
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01732.x