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Developmental changes in oculomotor control and working-memory efficiency.

Rena M Eenshuistra1, K Richard Ridderinkhof, Maaike A Weidema

  • 1Cognitive Psychology Unit, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands. eenshuis@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Acta Psychologica
|November 23, 2006
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Children

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Ophthalmology

Background:

  • Saccadic inhibitory control is crucial for accurate eye movements.
  • Its development and relation to working memory are not fully understood.
  • Antisaccade tasks assess inhibitory oculomotor control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate developmental changes in saccadic inhibitory control efficiency.
  • To examine the role of working memory in this process.
  • To compare inhibitory control between children and adults.

Main Methods:

  • Used antisaccade tasks with manipulated fixation-offset conditions.
  • Introduced varying working memory loads.
  • Assessed saccadic performance in 8-year-olds, 12-year-olds, and adults.

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Main Results:

  • Children made more direction errors and had longer latencies than adults.
  • Fixation-offset manipulations did not significantly alter performance.
  • Increased working memory load disproportionately impaired 8-year-olds' performance.

Conclusions:

  • Oculomotor inhibition efficiency develops with age.
  • Working memory capacity is significantly engaged in oculomotor inhibition for young children.
  • These findings highlight the interplay between cognitive load and inhibitory control during development.