Learning and altering behaviours by reinforcement: Neurocognitive differences between children and adults

This study examined neurocognitive differences between children and adults in the ability to learn and adapt simple stimulus–response associations through feedback. Fourteen typically developing children (mean age = 10.2) and 15 healthy adults (mean age = 25.5) completed a simple task in which they...

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Main Authors: E. Shephard, G.M. Jackson, M.J. Groom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Subjects:
P3
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929313001011