title: Electrophysiological investigation of source memory in early childhood.
abstract: Recollection is well-characterized in adults and school-aged children, yet little is known about how this ability develops in early childhood. This study utilized a behavioral source memory paradigm and event-related potentials (ERPs) to examine recollection in early childhood. ERPs were compared between items whose context was remembered and forgotten as well as new items. Activity late in the electrophysiological response showed a "recollection" effect, which differentiated items with correct source judgments from all others. This study is unique in that it is the first to provide information regarding the spatiotemporal dynamics of the neural networks underlying recollection during early childhood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA. riggins@umd.edu
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Riggins
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rollins
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011930:Reaction Time; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors