Exploring the Interplay of Age and Pedagogy in the Maturation of Error‐Monitoring
Details
State: Public
Version: Author's accepted manuscript
License: Not specified
Serval ID
serval:BIB_2D0BE9DCDFB4
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Exploring the Interplay of Age and Pedagogy in the Maturation of Error‐Monitoring
Journal
Mind, Brain, and Education
ISSN
1751-2271
1751-228X
1751-228X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Language
english
Abstract
Error-monitoring is a crucial cognitive process that enables us to adapt to the constantly changing environment. The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) plays a vital role in error-monitoring, and its prolonged maturation suggests that it can be influenced by experience-dependent plasticity. To explore this possibility, we collected morphometric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of the ACC and error-related response-locked event-related potentials (ERPs) in 26 schoolchildren, aged 6–12 years, enrolled in either a Montessori or a traditional curriculum in Switzerland. We show that the caudal ACC undergoes significant morphometric changes during this developmental age range that seem related to error detection ERP activity. Furthermore, we observed differences in source localization activity related to error detection within the caudal ACC between Montessori and traditionally-schooled children, indicating a potential difference in the development of error-monitoring in these groups. Our study provides preliminary evidence for a potential window of opportunity to influence error-monitoring during development and calls for more work in that direction.
Keywords
Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Web of science
Create date
18/12/2023 16:29
Last modification date
13/01/2024 8:14