Ross E. Vanderwert
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Sensorimotor beta burst dynamics and interhemispheric connectivity in children with developmental coordination disorder Open
Activity in the beta frequency band appears to play a critical role in various sensorimotor processes, with transient ‘bursts’ of beta displaying distinct waveform motifs reflecting different neural processes. However, much remains unknown…
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Cognitive development at late infancy and school age in children cooled for neonatal encephalopathy Open
Background We investigated the association and individual changes in cognitive scores between late infancy and early school age in children cooled for neonatal encephalopathy secondary to perinatal asphyxia (NE) who did not develop cerebra…
Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation and Associations With Disordered Eating During Preadolescence Open
Difficulties with emotion regulation have been documented in individuals with eating and internalizing disorders. However, there is limited research examining the cognitive processes underlying these difficulties. Using a dimensional appro…
Parent‐Reported Relations Between Vocabulary and Motor Development in Infancy: Differences Between Verbs and Nouns Open
During early development, increases in vocabulary are related to gains in motor ability, above and beyond the effects of maturation alone. However, little is known about the association between motor development and children's early acquis…
Doll Play Improves Social Processing: Evidence from a Randomized-Control Trial Open
Play is often described as a child’s “occupation,” both because young children spend the majority of their time playing when given the option, and because it is a critical mechanism through which children learn both cognitive and socio-emo…
Associations between disordered eating, internalizing symptoms, and behavioral and neural correlates of response inhibition in preadolescence Open
Response inhibition difficulties are reported in individuals with eating disorders (EDs), anxiety, and depression. Although ED symptoms and internalizing symptoms co‐occur in preadolescence, there is limited research examining associations…
Embracing neurodiversity in doll play: Investigating neural and language correlates of doll play in a neurodiverse sample Open
Doll play may provide opportunities for children to rehearse social interactions, even when playing alone. Previous research has found that the posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS) was more engaged when children played with dolls alon…
Disordered eating behaviours and basic psychological need satisfaction: the mediating role of anxiety symptoms in preadolescents Open
Objective: According to self-determination theory, satisfied basic psychological needs can be a protective factor for psychopathology, including eating disorders and anxiety symptomatology. However, most research has focused on adolescent …
Neural Correlates of Executive Functioning in Anorexia Nervosa and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Open
Anorexia nervosa (AN) and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) are commonly reported to co-occur and present with overlapping symptomatology. Executive functioning difficulties have been implicated in both mental health conditions. However,…
What Is Happening in Children’s Brains When They Are Playing Pretend? Open
Our brains are active while we learn, work, and even play! We wanted to find out what parts of the brain kids use when they play with dolls. Because pretend play with dolls might involve imagining how other people act and feel, we thought …
Altering Facial Movements Abolishes Neural Mirroring of Facial Expressions Open
People tend to automatically imitate others’ facial expressions of emotion. That reaction, termed “facial mimicry” has been linked to sensorimotor simulation—a process in which the observer’s brain recreates and mirrors the emotional exper…
Doll play prompts social thinking and social talking: Representations of internal state language in the brain Open
Doll play provides opportunities for children to practice social skills by creating imaginary worlds, taking others’ perspectives, and talking about others’ internal states. Previous research using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fN…
Disordered eating and internalizing symptoms in preadolescence Open
Objectives Research has demonstrated links between disordered eating, anxiety, and depression in adults and adolescents but there is limited research investigating these associations in preadolescence. The current study examined the associ…
Exploring the Benefits of Doll Play Through Neuroscience Open
It has long been hypothesized that pretend play is beneficial to social and cognitive development. However, there is little evidence regarding the neural regions that are active while children engage in pretend play. We examined the activa…
The Pacified Face: Early Embodiment Processes and the Use of Dummies Open
Few things affect us as much as facial expressions, as they inform us about others' feelings and intentions, thereby influencing our own emotions and behaviors. A substantial body of literature links the critical abilities of recognizing a…
EEG beta desynchronization during hand goal-directed action observation in newborn monkeys and its relation to the emergence of hand motor skills Open
Previous developmental research suggests that motor experience supports the development of action perception across the lifespan. However, it is still unknown when the neural mechanisms underlying action-perception coupling emerge in infan…
Neuronal networks in the developing brain are adversely modulated by early psychosocial neglect Open
The brain’s neural circuitry plays a ubiquitous role across domains in cognitive processing and undergoes extensive reorganization during the course of development in part as a result of experience. In this study we investigated the effect…