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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Prefrontal Lobe Activity during Cognitive and Motor Tasks in Infancy Using fNIRS

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Developmental

  • Hannah Weibley
    Ithaca College
  • Xinran Liu
    Ithaca College
  • Nancy Rader
    Ithaca College
  • Laura Muscalu
    Ithaca College

Abstract

We examined links between locomotion and executive function in 8-14 month old infants using fNIRS. First, infants were pushed in a stroller and crawled. Next, infants attended to two cognitive tasks evaluating executive function. Results revealed significant differences in peak Oxy levels for more active cognitive and locomotor tasks.

Infant