Can Stimulus Valence Modulate Task-Switching Ability? A Pilot Study on Primary School Children

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 11; p. 6409
• Main Authors: D’Aurizio, Giulia, Tempesta, Daniela, Saporito, Gennaro, Pistoia, Francesca, Socci, Valentina, Mandolesi, Laura, Curcio, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.05.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Attention - physiology; Behavior; Child; Cognition & reasoning; Cold; Emotions; Emotions - physiology; Executive function; Executive Function - physiology; Flexibility; Humans; Memory; Pilot Projects; Reaction Time - physiology; Schools; cognitive development; attention; emotions; frontal lobe; executive function

Executive functions and emotional processes follow a time-dependent development that reflects the brain’s anatomo-functional maturation. Though the assessment of these cognitive functions is largely examined, in children the role of emotions in the mental set-shifting is still rarely investigated. T...