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Kara Murias^1,2, Edward Slone³, Sana Tariq³

¹Developmental Pediatrics - Cumming School of Medicine, Owerko Centre, University of Calgary, Child Development Centre, #200 3820 24 Ave NW, Calgary, AB, T3B 2X9, Canada. Kara.Murias@albertahealthservices.ca.

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Children aged 10-12 show less spatial orientation proficiency than adults, with different brain activity patterns. Their developing navigation skills involve refining visuospatial abilities and increasing long-range brain network connectivity.

Keywords:

Children Cognitive Hippocampus Memory Navigation

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Spatial orientation and navigation skills mature throughout childhood.
Children aged 10-12 are beginning to develop advanced spatial strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the neurological basis of spatial orientation in children (10-12 years) using fMRI.
Compare brain activity and connectivity in children versus young adults during a virtual navigation task.

Main Methods:

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) was used to study brain activity during a spatial orientation task.
Resting-state fMRI was employed to analyze functional connectivity between brain regions.
Participants included children aged 10-12 and young adults.

Main Results:

Children exhibited lower proficiency in spatial orientation compared to adults.
Children showed increased neural activity in visuospatial and navigation-related brain areas.
Functional connectivity differed, with adults showing hippocampal-to-caudate connectivity and children showing paracentral lobule-to-superior frontal gyrus connectivity.

Conclusions:

Children's developing navigation abilities are linked to enhanced visuospatial skills.
Maturation of spatial orientation involves increased long-range brain network connectivity for flexible strategy use.