Rhythmic visual stimulation as a window into early brain development

Autor(en)

Moritz Köster, Alicja Brzozowska, Anna Andrea Bánki, Markus Tünte, Emma Kate Ward, Stefanie Hoehl

Abstrakt

Rhythmic visual stimulation (RVS), the periodic presentation of visual stimuli to elicit a rhythmic brain response, is increasingly applied to reveal insights into early neurocognitive development. Our systematic review identified 69 studies applying RVS in 0- to 6-year-olds. RVS has long been used to study the development of the visual system and applications have more recently been expanded to uncover higher cognitive functions in the developing brain, including overt and covert attention, face and object perception, numeral cognition, and predictive processing. These insights are owed to the unique benefits of RVS, such as the targeted frequency and stimulus-specific neural responses, as well as a remarkable signal-to-noise ratio. Yet, neural mechanisms underlying the RVS response are still poorly understood. We discuss critical challenges and avenues for future research, and the unique potentials the method holds. With this review, we provide a resource for researchers interested in the breadth of developmental RVS research and hope to inspire the future use of this cutting-edge method in developmental cognitive neuroscience.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Psychologie der Entwicklung und Bildung

Externe Organisation(en)

University of London, Universität Regensburg

Journal

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Band

64

ISSN

1878-9293

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101315

Publikationsdatum

2023

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

301401 Hirnforschung, 501005 Entwicklungspsychologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Cognitive Neuroscience

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/b8c44ff6-0583-48b1-b429-fbccd6e3a7d8