Longitudinal Investigation of Executive Function Development Employing Task-Based, Teacher Reports, and fNIRS Multimethodology in 4- to 5-Year-Old Children

Autor/inn/en	Eng, Cassondra M.; Pocsai, Melissa; Fulton, Virginia E.; Moron, Suanna P.; Thiessen, Erik D.; Fisher, Anna V.
Titel	Longitudinal Investigation of Executive Function Development Employing Task-Based, Teacher Reports, and fNIRS Multimethodology in 4- to 5-Year-Old Children
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 25 (2022) 6, (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Eng, Cassondra M.) ORCID (Fulton, Virginia E.) ORCID (Fisher, Anna V.) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-755X
DOI	10.1111/desc.13328
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Executive Function; Cognitive Development; Preschool Children; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Spectroscopy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Spektroskopie
Abstract	Increased focus on resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) and the use and accessibility of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) have advanced knowledge on the interconnected nature of neural substrates underlying executive function (EF) development in adults and clinical populations. Less is known about the relationship between rsFC and developmental changes in EF during preschool years in typically developing children, a gap the present study addresses employing task-based assessment, teacher reports, and fNIRS multimethodology. This preregistered study contributes to our understanding of the neural basis of EF development longitudinally with 41 children ages 4-5. Changes in prefrontal cortex (PFC) rsFC utilizing fNIRS, EF measured with a common task-based assessment (Day-Night task), and teacher reports of behavior (BRIEF-P) were monitored over multiple timepoints: Initial Assessment, 72 h follow-up, 1 Month Follow-up, and 4 Month Follow-up. Measures of rsFC were strongly correlated 72 h apart, providing evidence of high rsFC measurement reliability using fNIRS with preschool-aged children. PFC rsFC was positively correlated with performance on task-based and report-based EF assessments. Children's PFC functional connectivity at rest uniquely predicted later EF, controlling for verbal IQ, age, and sex. Functional connectivity at rest using fNIRS may potentially show the rapid changes in EF development in young children, not only neurophysiologically, but also as a correlate of task-based EF performance and ecologically-relevant teacher reports of EF in a classroom context. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01