Distraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast

Abstract New task-irrelevant sounds can distract attention. This study specifies the impact of stimulus novelty and of learning on attention control in three groups of children aged 6–7, 8, and 9–10 years and an adult control group. Participants (N = 179) were instructed to ignore a sound sequence i...

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Autores principales:	Nicole Wetzel, Andreas Widmann, Florian Scharf
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:916e188893554244b72552cecae584372021-12-02T13:19:31ZDistraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast10.1038/s41598-021-83528-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/916e188893554244b72552cecae584372021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83528-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract New task-irrelevant sounds can distract attention. This study specifies the impact of stimulus novelty and of learning on attention control in three groups of children aged 6–7, 8, and 9–10 years and an adult control group. Participants (N = 179) were instructed to ignore a sound sequence including standard sounds and novel or repeated distractor sounds, while performing a visual categorization task. Distractor sounds impaired performance in children more than in adult controls, demonstrating the long-term development of attention control. Children, but not adults, were more distracted by novel than by repeated sounds, indicating increased sensitivity to novel information. Children, in particular younger children, were highly distracted during the first presentations of novel sounds compared to adults, while no age differences were observed for the last presentations. Results highlight the age-related impact of auditory novel information on attention and characterize the rapid development of attention control mechanisms as a function of age and exposure to irrelevant novel sounds.Nicole WetzelAndreas WidmannFlorian ScharfNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Nicole Wetzel Andreas Widmann Florian Scharf Distraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast
description	Abstract New task-irrelevant sounds can distract attention. This study specifies the impact of stimulus novelty and of learning on attention control in three groups of children aged 6–7, 8, and 9–10 years and an adult control group. Participants (N = 179) were instructed to ignore a sound sequence including standard sounds and novel or repeated distractor sounds, while performing a visual categorization task. Distractor sounds impaired performance in children more than in adult controls, demonstrating the long-term development of attention control. Children, but not adults, were more distracted by novel than by repeated sounds, indicating increased sensitivity to novel information. Children, in particular younger children, were highly distracted during the first presentations of novel sounds compared to adults, while no age differences were observed for the last presentations. Results highlight the age-related impact of auditory novel information on attention and characterize the rapid development of attention control mechanisms as a function of age and exposure to irrelevant novel sounds.
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title	Distraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast
title_short	Distraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast
title_full	Distraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast
title_fullStr	Distraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast
title_full_unstemmed	Distraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast
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Distraction of attention by novel sounds in children declines fast

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