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September 10, 2025Developmental ScienceOpen Access

Neural Oscillatory Markers of Voluntary Task Switching: Proactive Engagement of Self‐Directed Control in Children and Adults

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NCNicolas ChevalierAFAurélien Frick

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Overview

EEG markers reveal proactive self-directed control in children and adults, indicating developmental similarities.

Key Points

  • Both children and adults showed distinct neural oscillatory patterns, indicating proactive cognitive control in task-switching tasks.
  • EEG data revealed greater frontolateral delta/theta power and lower central mu power during task-switching trials for both age groups.
  • Children as young as 5-6 years engage in self-directed control proactively, but their strategies differ from those of adults.
  • Visual support impacted neural measures differently across age groups, highlighting developmental variations in task engagement.

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Chevalier et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d413f8713b0b5dfea61bc4https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.70073
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