Differences in spatiotemporal brain network dynamics of Montessori and traditionally schooled students.
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serval:BIB_ABF070637079
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Differences in spatiotemporal brain network dynamics of Montessori and traditionally schooled students.
Journal
NPJ science of learning
ISSN
2056-7936 (Print)
ISSN-L
2056-7936
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/07/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
9
Number
1
Pages
45
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Across development, experience has a strong impact on the way we think and adapt. School experience affects academic and social-emotional outcomes, yet whether differences in pedagogical experience modulate underlying brain network development is still unknown. In this study, we compared the brain network dynamics of students with different pedagogical backgrounds. Specifically, we characterized the diversity and stability of brain activity at rest by combining both resting-state fMRI and diffusion-weighted structural imaging data of 87 4-18 years old students experiencing either the Montessori pedagogy (i.e., student-led, trial-and-error pedagogy) or the traditional pedagogy (i.e., teacher-led, test-based pedagogy). Our results revealed spatiotemporal brain dynamics differences between students as a function of schooling experience at the whole-brain level. Students from Montessori schools showed overall higher functional integration (higher system diversity) and neural stability (lower spatiotemporal diversity) compared to traditionally schooled students. Higher integration was explained mainly through the cerebellar (CBL) functional network. In contrast, higher temporal stability was observed in the ventral attention, dorsal attention, somatomotor, frontoparietal, and CBL functional networks. This study suggests a form of experience-dependent dynamic functional connectivity plasticity, in learning-related networks.
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Web of science
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Yes
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