Recording infant ERP data for cognitive research

Author(s)
Stefanie Hoehl, Sebastian Wahl
Abstract

Researchers from different backgrounds have an increasing interest in investigating infant cognitive development using electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. Although EEG measurements are suitable for infants, the method poses several challenges including setting up an infant-friendly, but interference-free lab environment and designing age-appropriate stimuli and paradigms. Certain specifics of infant EEG data have to be considered when deriving event-related potentials (ERPs) to investigate cognitive processes in the developing brain. The present article summarizes the practical aspects of conducting ERP research with infants and describes how researchers typically deal with the specific challenges entailed in this work.

Organisation(s)
External organisation(s)
Scientific Software Center
Journal
Developmental Neuropsychology
Volume
37
Pages
187-209
No. of pages
23
ISSN
8756-5641
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2011.627958
Publication date
2012
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
501005 Developmental psychology
Keywords
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/233fd531-5ede-48bd-a6a9-bda23896aa38