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Specificity of recognition of fragmented images in seven- to eight-year-old children: Analysis of event-related potentials

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The topography and parameters of event-related potentials (ERPs) recorded during the presentation of incomplete images with different fragmentation were analyzed in seven- to eight-year-old children. The degree and mode of the involvement of different cortical zones at different stages of analysis and processing of fragmented images were determined. It was found in children that the prefrontal cortical areas were involved in the recognition of incomplete images in the same way as in adults. Age-related differences manifested themselves in a lower intensity of the slow positive complex in children, reflecting the decision-making and information retention processes required for the preparation of an answer.

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Original Russian Text © D.A. Farber, N.E. Petrenko, 2009, published in Fiziologiya Cheloveka, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 5–12.

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Farber, D.A., Petrenko, N.E. Specificity of recognition of fragmented images in seven- to eight-year-old children: Analysis of event-related potentials. Hum Physiol 35, 259–266 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119709030013

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