Domain-general and Domain-specific Contributions to the Development of Numerical Cognition (NCT06658392) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Domain-general and Domain-specific Contributions to the Development of Numerical Cognition
France58 participantsStarted 2021-03-30
Plain-language summary
Exploring the non-symbolic and symbolic arithmetic competencies in two groups of children (5-, and 7-year-olds). Additionally, we explored the relationship with domain-general factors such as inhibition and attention. Recorded fMRI.
Who can participate
Age range5 Years – 7 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* school enrollment
* French as mother tongue
* right-handed
* normal medical, neurological and neuroradiological examinations - parents affiliated to a social security scheme
Exclusion Criteria:
* not within age range
* monocygotic twins
* \- contraindications to an MRI examination (neurosensory stimulator or implantable defibrillator, cochlear implants, ferromagnetic ocular or cerebral foreign bodies close to nerve structures, metal prostheses, patient agitation: uncooperative or agitated patients, claustrophobic subjects, ventriculoperitoneal neurosurgical shunt valves, dental apparatus, etc.).
* sudden onset of cognitive problems that could indicate a stroke; a history of head trauma with loss of consciousness lasting more than 1 hour, or encephalitis; - a chronic neurological, psychiatric, endocrine, hepatic or infectious condition
* a history of major illness (diabetes, chronic lung disease, severe cardiac, metabolic, hematological, endocrinological or immunological disorders, cancer); - medication likely to interfere with brain imaging measurements
* color blindness or uncorrected visual disorders
* inability to take part in the study for geographical or psychiatric reasons
* presence of pervasive developmental and/or acquisition disorders identified by parents or legal guardians and/or teachers
* cerebral palsy
* impaired fine motor skills
* parents or legal guardians not affiliated to a social security scheme
* unaccompanied by parent(s) or leg…
What they're measuring
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BOLD response
Timeframe: BOLD response recorded during fMRI session