This project uses eye-tracking and electroencephalography (EEG) to examine social brain function in primary school-aged children. We are interested in how different social brain networks communicate with one another and how this gives rise to abilities such as empathy and social communication.
Investigators
Time period
2018-2019; 4 - 12 year-oldsOriginal sample size
151 (74 female)Intergenerational
NoImaging
Yes (EEG)Linkage
N/ABiosamples
N/AEthics approvals or requirements
Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Deakin University human research ethics committee.Waves
| Wave | Year / Period | Age (mean, range) | Eligible sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-2019 | 9.37 years (SD=1.92) | 151 (74 female) |
| 2 |
Key references
Bigelow, F.J., Clark, G.M., Lum, J.A.G., Enticott, P.G. (2022). Moral content influences facial emotion processing development during early-to-middle childhood. Neuropsychologia, 176, 108372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108372
Lum, J.A.G., Clark, G.M., Bigelow, F.J., Enticott, P.G. (2022). Resting state electroencephalography (EEG) correlates with children's language skills: Evidence from sentence repetition. Brain and Language, 230, 105137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2022.105137
Hill, A.T., Clark, G.M., Bigelow, F.J., Lum, J.A.G., Enticott, P.G. (2022). Periodic and aperiodic neural activity displays age-dependent changes across early-to-middle childhood. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 54, 101076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101076
Bigelow, F.J., Clark, G.M., Lum, J.A.G., Enticott, P.G. (2022). Facial emotion processing and language during early-to-middle childhood development: An event related potential study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 53, 101052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.101052
Bigelow, F.J., Clark, G.M., Lum, J.A.G., Enticott, P.G. (2021). The development of neural responses to emotional faces: A review of evidence from event-related potentials during early and middle childhood. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 51, 100992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.100992
Bigelow, F.J., Clark, G.M., Lum, J.A.G., Enticott, P.G. (2021). The mediating effect of language on the development of cognitive and affective theory of mind. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 209, 105158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105158
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Contact
Cohort Representative
Peter Enticott
peter.enticott@deakin.edu.auAddress
School of Psychology,Deakin University,
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125