Visual Expectation and Dimensions of Infant Information Processing

Jacobson, Sandra W.; Jacobson, Joseph L.; O'Neill, James M.; Padgett, Robert J.; Frankowski, James J.; Bihun, Joan T.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1992.tb01656.x

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“…Consistent with this, Jacobson et al (1992) found that 6.5-month-old infants who anticipated more in the Anticipation task demonstrated more sustained attention during play at 12 months. Consistent with this, Jacobson et al (1992) found that 6.5-month-old infants who anticipated more in the Anticipation task demonstrated more sustained attention during play at 12 months.…”

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Longitudinal development of attention and inhibitory control during the first year of life

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Bonneville‐Roussy

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et al. 2018

Developmental Science

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Executive functions (EFs) are key abilities that allow us to control our thoughts and actions. Research suggests that two EFs, inhibitory control (IC) and working memory (WM), emerge around 9 months. Little is known about IC earlier in infancy and whether basic attentional processes form the "building blocks" of emerging IC. These questions were investigated longitudinally in 104 infants tested behaviorally on two screen-based attention tasks at 4 months, and on IC tasks at 6 and 9 months. Results provided no evidence that basic attention formed precursors for IC. However, there was full support for coherence in IC at 9 months and partial support for stability in IC from 6 months. This suggests that IC emerges earlier than previously assumed. A video abstract of this article can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVE17hooANY.

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Section: And the Visual Expectationsupporting

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Longitudinal development of attention and inhibitory control during the first year of life

Holmboe

Bonneville‐Roussy

Csibra

et al. 2018

Developmental Science

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“…Similarly, when taking part in behaviorally based (not eye tracking) forms of attentional tasks, children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have sometimes been reported to respond more quickly, compared to controls [34]. Still, quicker processing speed during visual expectation has also been suggested to be an important component of better infant cognition [35]. Thus, the meaning of the observed association between GDM and visual expectation reaction speed is unclear.…”

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The Influence of Gestational Diabetes on Neurodevelopment of Children in the First Two Years of Life: A Prospective Study

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ObjectiveAnalyze the relation of gestational diabetes and maternal blood glucose levels to early cognitive functions in the first two years of life.MethodsIn a prospective Singaporean birth cohort study, pregnant women were screened for gestational diabetes at 26–28 weeks gestation using a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. Four hundred and seventy three children (n = 74 and n = 399 born to mothers with and without gestational diabetes respectively) underwent neurocognitive assessments at 6, 18, and/or 24 month, including electrophysiology during an attentional task and behavioral measures of attention, memory and cognition.ResultsGestational diabetes is related to left hemisphere EPmax amplitude differences (oddball versus standard) at both six (P = 0.039) and eighteen months (P = 0.039), with mean amplitudes suggesting offspring of mothers with gestational diabetes exhibit greater neuronal activity to standard stimuli and less to oddball stimuli. Associations between 2-hour maternal glucose levels and the difference in EPmax amplitude were marginal at 6 months [adjusted β = -0.19 (95% CI: -0.42 to +0.04) μV, P = 0.100] and significant at 18 months [adjusted β = -0.27 (95% CI: -0.49 to -0.06) μV, P = 0.014], and the EPmax amplitude difference (oddball-standard) associated with the Bayley Scales of Infant and toddler Development-III cognitive score at 24 months [β = 0.598 (95% CI: 0.158 to 1.038), P = 0.008].ConclusionGestational diabetes and maternal blood glucose levels are associated with offspring neuronal activity during an attentional task at both six and eighteen months. Such electrophysiological differences are likely functionally important, having been previously linked to attention problems later in life.

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“…A pattern of short looks is believed to reflect more rapid and efficient processing of information. 20 …”

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Iron Deficiency Anemia and Cognitive Function in Infancy

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OBJECTIVES This study examined effects of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) on specific domains of infant cognitive function and the role of IDA-related socioemotional deficits in mediating and/or moderating these effects. METHODS Infants were recruited during routine 9-month visits to an inner-city clinic. IDA was defined as hemoglobin level <110 g/L with ≥2 abnormal iron deficiency indicators (mean corpuscular volume, red cell distribution width, zinc protoporphyrin, transferrin saturation, and ferritin). At 9 and 12 months, the Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence (FTII); A-not-B task; Emotionality, Activity, and Sociability Temperament Survey; and Behavior Rating Scale were administered. Analyses were adjusted for potential confounders, including age and sociodemographic variables. RESULTS Twenty-eight infants met criteria for IDA, 28 had nonanemic iron deficiency (NA ID) and 21 had iron sufficiency (IS). There was a linear effect for object permanence at 9 months: infants with IDA were least likely to exhibit object permanence, IS most likely, and NA ID intermediate. Infants with IDA and those with hemoglobin level ≤105 g/L showed poorer recognition memory on the FTII than infants without IDA. The Behavior Rating Scale orientation/engagement measure partially mediated these effects. Stronger effects of IDA on these outcomes were seen in infants who scored more poorly on the socioemotional measures. CONCLUSIONS These data indicate poorer object permanence and short-term memory encoding and/or retrieval in infants with IDA at 9 months. These cognitive effects were attributable, in part, to IDA-related deficits in socioemotional function. Children with poor socioemotional performance seem to be more vulnerable to the effects of IDA on cognitive function.

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Visual Expectation and Dimensions of Infant Information Processing

Cited by 46 publications

References 55 publications

Longitudinal development of attention and inhibitory control during the first year of life

Longitudinal development of attention and inhibitory control during the first year of life

The Influence of Gestational Diabetes on Neurodevelopment of Children in the First Two Years of Life: A Prospective Study

Iron Deficiency Anemia and Cognitive Function in Infancy

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