Reflection training improves executive function in preschool-age children: Behavioral and neural effects

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-15

  Espinet, Stacey D ^a   Anderson, Jacob E ^b   Zelazo, Philip David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Conflict monitoring; Electrophysiology; Executive function; Intervention; Training

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMENSIONAL CHANGE CARD SORT; DOWN REGULATION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALSE BELIEF SCORE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REFLECTION TRAINING; RELATIVE CLAUSE TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875925857     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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