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 childfriendly version of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction (ANTI), the ANTI-Birds. The sample included 88 children divided into four age groups: 3-year-old, 4-year-old, 5-year-old, 6-year-old children. The results of this study would seem to indicate 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 three attentional networks in children from three to six years: A child-friendly version of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction / Casagrande, Maria; Marotta, Andrea; Martella, Diana; Volpari, Elisa; Agostini, Francesca; Favieri, Francesca; Forte, Giuseppe; Rea, Monica; Ferri, Rosa; Giordano, Vito; Doricchi, Fabrizio; Giovannoli, Jasmine. - In: BEHAVIOR RESEARCH METHODS. - ISSN 1554-3528. - (2021). [10.3758/s13428-021-01668-5]
Assessing the three attentional networks in children from three to six years: A child-friendly version of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction
Maria Casagrande;Andrea Marotta;Diana Martella;Francesca Agostini;Francesca Favieri;Giuseppe Forte;Monica Rea;Rosa Ferri;Fabrizio Doricchi;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 childfriendly version of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction (ANTI), the ANTI-Birds. The sample included 88 children divided into four age groups: 3-year-old, 4-year-old, 5-year-old, 6-year-old children. The results of this study would seem to indicate 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.
