Assessing the three attentional networks in children from three to six years: A child-friendly version of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction
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Materia
Attention Alerting Orienting Executive Control ANTI Children
Date
2021-09-30Referencia bibliográfica
Casagrande, M., Marotta, A., Martella, D. et al. Assessing the three attentional networks in children from three to six years: A child-friendly version of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction. Behav Res (2021). [https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-021-01668-5]
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Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza within the CRUI-CARE AgreementRésumé
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 (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.