Event-related theta oscillatory substrates for facilitation and interference effects of negative emotion on children's cognition

Zhongqing Jiang; Allison C. Waters; Ying Liu; Wenhui Li; Lizhu Yang

doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.02.012

Event-related theta oscillatory substrates for facilitation and interference effects of negative emotion on children's cognition

Zhongqing Jiang
, Allison C. Waters
, Ying Liu
, Wenhui Li
, Lizhu Yang

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Abstract

We investigated the brain oscillatory contribution to emotion-cognition interaction in young children. Five-year-old participants (n = 27) underwent EEG recording while engaged in a color identification task. Each trial began with an emotional prime. Response times indicated whether emotional primes facilitated or interfered with performance. Related effects were detected in theta-band power over parietal-occipital cortex, early in the response epoch (< 500 ms). Children in the emotion facilitation group showed greater theta synchronization for negative stimuli. The opposite trend was observed in the interference group. Results suggest a role for theta oscillations in children's adaptive response to emotional content in cognitive performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-31
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Psychophysiology
Volume	116
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.02.012
State	Published - 1 Jun 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Children
Emotion
Individual difference
Theta
Wavelet

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