Teaching others rule-use improves executive function and prefrontal activations in young children

Frontiers in Psychology

Yusuke Moriguchi¹ 

关键词: executive function;    prefrontal cortex;    teaching;    pretend play;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00894

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY