Developmental cognitive neuroscience
- Autor(en)
- Stefanie Höhl
- Abstrakt
Developmental cognitive neuroscience is concerned with how infants and children structure and process the sensory input they encounter, how they allocate their limited attentional resources toward relevant stimuli in the environment and how they learn. This chapter reviews a brief introduction of the most widely used methods in developmental cognitive neuroscience. One of the currently most widely used neuroscience techniques is electroencephalography (EEG). Different measures can be derived from the EEG, all providing potentially interesting information with regard to developmental psychopathology. EEG coherence measures provide information on the coupling and functional association between brain regions. The chapter also reviews recent work on autism spectrum disorders and childhood anxiety in order to illustrate how a cognitive neuroscience approach can contribute to a better understanding of developmental psychopathology. It concludes with a discussion of the advantages and limitations of neuroscience approaches for research on developmental psychopathology.
- Organisation(en)
- Externe Organisation(en)
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Universität Heidelberg
- Seiten
- 181-196
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118554470.ch8
- Publikationsdatum
- 2017
- ÖFOS 2012
- 501005 Entwicklungspsychologie
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Allgemeine Psychologie
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e10c0c96-b589-4391-94fa-f0b5c79a4bed