Visual attention control in infants Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Using eye-tracking technology to train visual attention control in infants based on their own eye movements. The study structure is a close replication of a previously approved and published pilot stu
Rueda et al., 2005
Holmes et al., 2009). Infants in the training group will be presented with paradigms in which they are required to exercise volitional control over what they attend to. In this group cartoons displaye
Sponsors
University of East London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 11-month-old typically developing healthy infants (both boys and girls)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Major medical condition in the first 6 months of life 2. Extreme prematurity (<36 weeks) 3. Major delivery complications (e.g. asphyxia, low Apgar score, gestational diabetes) 4. First degree relative with any diagnosed psychiatric disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual attention control (specifically interference resolution, inhibition, and focused attention), measured once a week for a 5-week period (same day of the week every time) through administration of a gap-overlap task, cognitive control task, habituation task, and free-viewing task. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed