Flora Schwartz, Justine Epinat-Duclos, Jessica Léone, Alice Poisson, Jérôme Prado
Neural representations of transitive relations predict current and future math calculation skills in children
Neuropsychologia
interest applications mindfulness practice education growing scientific community recent research shown mindfulness practice schools may beneficial executive functions efs abilities crucial healthy development study effects mindfulness practices childrens neural correlates efs particularly inhibitory control may provide relevant information impact mechanisms mindfulnessbased interventions mbis children aim present study investigate effects mbi elementary school children neural correlates inhibitory control via randomized controlled trial children two 4th grade classrooms two 5th grade classrooms located school identified low socioeconomic status santiago de chile randomly assigned either receive mbi serve active controls receive social skills program interventions electroencephalographic activity recorded modified version gonogo task subsample children group additionally teachers completed questionnaires students efs students completed selfreport measures results revealed increases efs assessed questionnaires together improved p3 amplitude associated successful response inhibition children received mbi compared active controls results contribute understanding ways mindfulness practices promote development inhibitory control together ef improvement factors identified critical childrens social emotional development positive mental health research highlights study investigated effects mindfulnessbased intervention children low socioeconomic status school neural correlates efs children performed gonogo task electroencephalographic activity recorded completed questionnaires mbi active control program improvements efs assessed questionnaires together increased nogop3 activity associated successful inhibition children received mbi found results could contribute understand mindfulness practice promote development inhibitory control children vulnerable populations