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Krutika Gohil¹, Annet Bluschke¹, Veit Roessner¹

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Developmental differences in multicomponent behavior are not solely due to executive functions. Multisensory integration complexity significantly impacts response selection in children, explaining developmental changes in cognitive processes.

Keywords:

EEG children multicomponent behavior sensory integration source localization

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Neuroscience

Background:

Executive functions are crucial for goal-directed tasks, often involving multisensory integration.
Children exhibit less developed executive functions and multisensory integration compared to adults.
Developmental effects on multisensory integration within multicomponent behavior remain underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of developmental age-related effects on multisensory integration in multicomponent behavior.
To determine if differences in multisensory integration explain developmental changes attributed to executive functioning.
To examine the neurophysiological underpinnings of these developmental differences.

Main Methods:

Utilized a systems neurophysiological approach combining electroencephalography (EEG) and source localization analyses.
Examined multicomponent behavior, focusing on response selection and its relation to multisensory integration.
Analyzed event-related potentials (ERPs), specifically P1, N1, and P3 components.

Main Results:

Developmental differences in multicomponent behavior are not solely explained by executive functioning.
Response selection (P3 ERP) differences between children and adults depend on the complexity of integrating temporally separated, multimodal stimuli.
Activation differences were observed in medial frontal and inferior parietal cortices.
Primary perceptual gating and attentional selection (P1, N1 ERPs) were unaffected by developmental stage or integration complexity.

Conclusions:

Multisensory integration plays a significant role in cognitive transformations between childhood and adulthood.
Developmental changes in executive functioning, particularly in response selection requiring multimodal integration, are partly explained by multisensory integration capabilities.
Findings highlight the importance of considering multisensory integration when studying cognitive development and executive functions.