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A Method for Investigating Age-related Differences in the Functional Connectivity of Cognitive Control Networks Associated with Dimensional Change Card Sort Performance
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Matthew Waxer1, J Bruce Morton

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Cognitive flexibility develops over time. This study used electroencephalography (EEG) to show that rule switching and conflict processing involve distinct executive functions during a card sorting task, with unique developmental paths.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Cognitive flexibility, a key executive function, develops gradually throughout childhood and adolescence.
  • The dimensional change card sort (DCCS) task is commonly used to assess cognitive flexibility.
  • Existing theories often propose the DCCS relies on a single executive process.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether multiple executive processes contribute to performance within a single DCCS trial.
  • To examine the developmental trajectories of these distinct executive processes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized electroencephalography (ERPs) to record brain activity in children, adolescents, and adults performing a modified DCCS task.
  • Differentiated between rule switching (switch vs. repeat trials) and stimulus conflict (bivalent vs. univalent stimuli).

Main Results:

  • Behavioral data indicated additive effects of rule switching and conflict processing on reaction time across all age groups.
  • ERPs revealed distinct neural signatures: a late frontal negativity for rule switching and a fronto-central N2 for conflict processing.
  • Switch and conflict processes exhibited independent developmental trajectories.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support the hypothesis that multiple, distinct executive processes underlie DCCS performance.
  • These processes, including rule switching and conflict resolution, have unique developmental timelines.
  • This research refines our understanding of executive function development and the cognitive architecture of tasks like the DCCS.