The Impact of Motivation on Sustained Attention in Very Preterm and Term-Born Children: An ERP Study
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| Title: | The Impact of Motivation on Sustained Attention in Very Preterm and Term-Born Children: An ERP Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jenny Retzler (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Attention Disorders. 2025 29(7):569-588. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Attention, Motivation, Children, Preadolescents, Premature Infants, Reaction Time, Brain, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Arousal Patterns, Responses, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Conners Rating Scales, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10870547251313888 |
| ISSN: | 1087-0547 1557-1246 |
| Abstract: | Objective: To compare the effect of motivational features on sustained attention in children born very preterm and at term. Method: EEG was recorded while 34 8-to-11-year-old children born very preterm and 34 term-born peers completed two variants of a cued continuous performance task (CPT-AX); a standard CPT-AX with basic shape stimuli, and structurally similar "motivating" variant, with a storyline, familiar characters, and feedback. Results: Higher hit rates, quicker response times and larger event-related potential (ERP) amplitudes were observed during the motivating, compared with the standard, task. Although groups did not differ in task performance, between-task differences in ERPs associated with orienting were larger in term-born than very preterm children. Conclusion: The findings add to previous evidence of disruption to the brain networks that support salience detection and selective attention in children born preterm. Manipulations that increase intrinsic motivation can promote sustained attention in both term-born and very preterm children. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1467339 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Objective: To compare the effect of motivational features on sustained attention in children born very preterm and at term. Method: EEG was recorded while 34 8-to-11-year-old children born very preterm and 34 term-born peers completed two variants of a cued continuous performance task (CPT-AX); a standard CPT-AX with basic shape stimuli, and structurally similar "motivating" variant, with a storyline, familiar characters, and feedback. Results: Higher hit rates, quicker response times and larger event-related potential (ERP) amplitudes were observed during the motivating, compared with the standard, task. Although groups did not differ in task performance, between-task differences in ERPs associated with orienting were larger in term-born than very preterm children. Conclusion: The findings add to previous evidence of disruption to the brain networks that support salience detection and selective attention in children born preterm. Manipulations that increase intrinsic motivation can promote sustained attention in both term-born and very preterm children. |
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| ISSN: | 1087-0547 1557-1246 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10870547251313888 |
