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Berna Güroğlu 5 June 2018
EARLI SIG22: Neuroscience & Education, June 4-‐6, 2018, London
Learning with friends: Neural processing of performance feedback
in a social context across adolescence
Take-‐home message
* Social context modulates neural responses to feedback * This social context effect is further modulated by age
Learning Distraction …
… or Motivation? Social learning
Individual context Social context
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Learning
Performance
Feedback processing
Feedback
Performance can have consequences for:
Self
Self and others (e.g., friends)
SOCIAL Learning
Q1: What is the role of the social context (shared goals) during feedback processing?
Q2: Does the social context effect hold for different age groups across adolescence?
Research Questions Participants
85 participants in 3 age groups: * Pre-adolescents (9-12 years; M = 10.53 years); N = 23 (39% F) * Early-adolescents (12-14 years, M=12.93 years); N = 31 (49 % F) * Mid-adolescents (15-17 years; M=16.10 years); N = 30 (55% F)
PEERS Project
Participant + best friend
Neutral peer (Age-matched confederate)
Cannonball
Cannonball
Control'group' Psychopathic'group'
Cannonball'task' Monitoring'other’s'ac7ons'
A' B'
Correct'Ac7on' Bu:on'Press'
= Correct
= Incorrect De Bruijn et al., J Neurosci, 2009
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De Bruijn et al., J Neurosci, 2009
3 conditions of Play:
Individual (Offline; consequences for self only)
Friend (Online; shared consequences)
Neutral peer (Online; shared consequences)
Cannonball
OFFLINE: 20 trials Individual
ONLINE: 4 alternating blocks of Play & Observe (10 trials each)
Friend (Play & Observe)
Neutral peer (Play & Observe)
Cannonball Social context effect
Lateral PFC (-63, 20, 19)
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-0.5
0
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1.5
Friend Neutral Individual Friend Neutral
Play Observe
Lateral Prefrontal Cortex
pSTS (-66, -40, 13)
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-0.5
0
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1.5
Friend Neutral Individual Friend Neutral
Play Observe
Posterior Superior Temporal Sulcus
Social context effect Social vs Individual
Posterior mPFC (0, 14, 49)
Higher mPFC activation for Social context in early adolescence
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-0.5
0
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1.5
9-11 years 12-13 years 15-16 years
Friend > Solo Play Neutral > Solo Play
11years 13 years 16 years
Friend > Individual Neutral > Individual
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* Feedback on performance that has consequences for others involves higher activation in brain regions related to social cognition (pSTS) and behavior regulation (lPFC) * Early adolescents activate mPFC relatively more for feedback on performance with consequences for others than for individual performance * Effects hold for friends as well as for unfamiliar peers
Conclusions Implications
* Social context might influence learning by modulating neural responses to feedback processing * Early adolescents might be more sensitive to the social context of peers during learning
-‐ Participants, parents & theater schools -‐ Data collection: AaZe Snelting & Jorien van Hoorn -‐ Data analysis: Sandy Overgaauw -‐ Ellen de Bruijn
Funding: VENI (Güroğlu), RT grant (van Hoorn)
Thank you for your attention!
Contact: [email protected]
