Witmer, Joëlle S.; Aeschlimann, Eva A.; Metz, Andreas J.; Troche, Stefan J.; Rammsayer, Thomas H. (2018). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy recordings of visuospatial working memory processes. Part II: A replication study in children on sensitivity and mental-ability-induced differences in functional activation. Brain Sciences, 8(8) MDPI 10.3390/brainsci8080152
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In a previous study in young adults, we showed that hemodynamic changes as measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) were sensitive for identifying visuospatial working memory (WM)-related functional brain activation in the prefrontal cortex. This functional activation, however, could not be verified for participants with far-above-average mental ability, suggesting different cognitive processes adopted by this group. The present study was designed to confirm these findings in 11- to 13-year-old children by applying the same study design, experimental task, fNIRS setup, and statistical approach. We successfully replicated the earlier findings on sensitivity of fNIRS with regard to visuospatial WM-specific task demands in our children sample. Likewise, mental-ability-induced differences in functional activation were even more pronounced in the children compared with in the young adults. By testing a children sample, we were able to not only replicate our previous findings based on adult participants but also generalize the validity of these findings to children. This latter aspect seems to be of particular significance considering the relatively large number of fNIRS studies on WM performance in children.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Developmental Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Witmer, Joëlle, Aeschlimann, Eva Aurelia, Troche, Stefan, Rammsayer, Thomas |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education |
ISSN: |
2076-3425 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Karin Dubler |
Date Deposited: |
30 Apr 2019 13:47 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/brainsci8080152 |
PubMed ID: |
30103538 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.120111 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/120111 |
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