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Developmental change in auditory selective attention as reflected by phasic heart rate changes.

M W van der Molen1, R J Somsen, J R Jennings

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. op_molen@macmail.psy.uva.nl

Psychophysiology
|October 19, 2000
PubMed
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Children aged 7 and older can ignore irrelevant sounds, indicating mature selective attention. However, the ability to maintain focus develops further into adolescence.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Auditory processing

Background:

  • Selective attention is crucial for cognitive development.
  • Understanding how children process auditory information is key to cognitive research.
  • Previous studies suggest varying developmental trajectories for attentional skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the development of auditory selective attention in children.
  • To examine heart rate responses as an indicator of attentional processing.
  • To determine the age at which the ability to ignore irrelevant auditory stimuli matures.

Main Methods:

  • Heart rate was monitored in children aged 7, 10, 12, 14, and 20 years.
  • Participants performed an auditory selective attention task involving attended and unattended ears.

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  • Responses to rare and standard tone pips were analyzed.

    • Main Results:

    • A distinct pattern of heart rate deceleration-acceleration occurred for attended rare tones.
    • No differential heart rate response was observed for unattended rare tones across all age groups.
    • Anticipatory heart rate deceleration depth increased up to age 14.

    Conclusions:

    • The capacity to inhibit irrelevant auditory stimuli matures by middle childhood.
    • Attentional set maintenance continues to develop through adolescence.
    • Heart rate responses provide a sensitive measure of auditory selective attention development.