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Caregiver executive functions are associated with infant visual working memory. (2024)
Journal Article
WIJEAKUMAR, S. (in press). Caregiver executive functions are associated with infant visual working memory. Infant and Child Development,

Caregiver executive functions (EFs) play an integral role in shaping cognitive development. Here, we investigated how caregiver EF abilities (86 caregivers; Mage = 33.4 years, SD = 4.5) was associated with visual working memory (VWM) in infants (86 i... Read More about Caregiver executive functions are associated with infant visual working memory..

Association between caregiver and infant visual neurocognition (2024)
Journal Article
Theyer, A., Davidson, C., Amaireh, G., & Wijeakumar, S. (2024). Association between caregiver and infant visual neurocognition. Infant Behavior and Development, 76, Article 101975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2024.101975

Previous work has shown that caregiver attention shapes visual cognition in infants through dyadic interactions. Is this association measurable when visual cognition is objectively measured in caregivers and infants using comparable experimental para... Read More about Association between caregiver and infant visual neurocognition.

The impact of caregiver inhibitory control on infant visual working memory (2024)
Journal Article
Davidson, C., Theyer, A., Amaireh, G., & Wijeakumar, S. (2024). The impact of caregiver inhibitory control on infant visual working memory. Infant Behavior and Development, 74, Article 101921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2023.101921

Visual working memory (VWM) emerges in the first year of life and has far-reaching implications for academic and later life outcomes. Given that caregivers play a significant role in shaping cognitive function in children, it is important to understa... Read More about The impact of caregiver inhibitory control on infant visual working memory.