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Neural plasticity and the development of attention: Intrinsic and extrinsic influences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2015

Margaret M. Swingler ,
Nicole B. Perry  and
Susan D. Calkins
Margaret M. Swingler*
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Nicole B. Perry
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Susan D. Calkins
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to:Margaret M. Swingler, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 248 Stone Building, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402; E-mail: [email protected].
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Abstract

The development of attention has been strongly linked to the regulation of emotion and behavior and has therefore been of particular interest to researchers aiming to better understand precursors to behavioral maladjustment. In the current paper, we utilize a developmental psychopathology and neural plasticity framework to highlight the importance of both intrinsic (i.e., infant neural functioning) and extrinsic (i.e., caregiver behavior) factors for the development of attentional control across the first year. We begin by highlighting the importance of attention for children's emotion regulation abilities and mental health. We then review the development of attention behavior and underscore the importance of neural development and caregiver behavior for shaping attentional control. Finally, we posit that neural activation associated with the development of the executive attention network may be one mechanism through which maternal caregiving behavior influences the development of infants’ attentional control and subsequent emotion regulation abilities known to be influential to childhood psychopathology.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 27 , Special Issue 2: Neural Plasticity, Sensitive Periods, and Psychopathology , May 2015 , pp. 443 - 457
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