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How orchids concentrate? The relationship between physiological stress reactivity and cognitive performance during infancy and early childhood
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Wass, Sam V. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is involved both in higher-order cognition such as attention and learning, and in responding to unexpected, threatening events. Increased ANS reactivity may confer both superior short-term cognitive performance, and heightened long-term susceptibility to adverse events. Here, we evaluate this hypothesis within the Differential Susceptibility Theory (DST) framework. We hypothesise that individuals with increased reactivity may show heightened biological sensitivity to context, conferring both positive (development-enhancing) effects (superior attention and learning) and negative (risk-promoting) effects (increased sensitivity to unsupportive environments). First, we examine how ANS reactivity relates to early cognitive performance. We hypothesise that increased phasic ANS reactivity, observed at lower tonic (pre-stimulus) ANS activity, is associated with better attention and learning. We conclude that the evidence is largely in support. Second we discuss whether ANS reactivity to 'positive', attention-eliciting and to 'negative', aversive stimuli is a one-dimensional construct; and evaluate evidence for how the real-world environment influences physiological stress over short and long time-frames. We identify three areas where the evidence is currently inconclusive. |
| Related Links | http://roar.uel.ac.uk/7203/1/Wass.pdf |
| Ending Page | 49 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| Starting Page | 34 |
| ISSN | 01497634 |
| e-ISSN | 18737528 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.03.029 |
| Journal | Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews |
| Volume Number | 90 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2018-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Behavioral Sciences Differential Susceptibility Theory |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Cognitive Neuroscience Behavioral Neuroscience Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology |
