Attention involves three functionally and neuroanatomically distinct neural networks: alerting, orienting, and executive control. This study aimed to analyze the development of attentional networks in children aged between 3 and 6 years using a child-friendly version of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction. The sample included eightyeight children divided into four age groups: 3-year-old, 4-year-old, 5-year-old, 6-year-old children. The results of this study indicated that between 4 and 6 years, there are no significant changes in attentional networks. Instead, between 3 and 4 years of age, children significantly improve all their attentional skills.
Assessing the attentional networks in children: a child version of the ANTI / Casagrande, Maria; Marotta, Andrea; Martella, Diana; Volpari, Elisa; Agostini, Francesca; Favieri, Francesca; Forte, Giuseppe; Rea, Monica; Ferri, Rosa; Giordano, Vito; Giovannoli, Jasmine. - In: COGNITIVE PROCESSING. - ISSN 1612-4790. - 22:(2021), pp. 21-21. [10.1007/s10339-021-01058-x]
Assessing the attentional networks in children: a child version of the ANTI
maria casagrande;francesca agostini;francesca favieri;giuseppe forte;monica rea;rosa ferri;jasmine giovannoli
2021
Abstract
Attention involves three functionally and neuroanatomically distinct neural networks: alerting, orienting, and executive control. This study aimed to analyze the development of attentional networks in children aged between 3 and 6 years using a child-friendly version of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction. The sample included eightyeight children divided into four age groups: 3-year-old, 4-year-old, 5-year-old, 6-year-old children. The results of this study indicated that between 4 and 6 years, there are no significant changes in attentional networks. Instead, between 3 and 4 years of age, children significantly improve all their attentional skills.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
