TY - JOUR
T1 - Attentional responses in toddlers
T2 - A protocol for assessing the impact of a robotic animated animal and a real dog
AU - Zapata, Mireya
AU - Ramos-Galarza, Carlos
AU - Valencia-Aragón, Kevin
AU - Alvarez-Tello, Jorge
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Zapata et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2025/7
Y1 - 2025/7
N2 - Background: Attentional processes in toddlers are characterized by a state of alertness in which they focus their waking state for short periods. It is essential to develop assessment and attention stimulation protocols from an early age to improve this cognitive function and detect possible deficits in the early stages of cognitive development. Methods: This protocol-based article presents a technological approach to assessing the impact of two animated stimuli on toddlers’ attention. The protocol involves presenting a robotic and a real dog to evaluate attentional activation in early development. This dual-stimulus framework may also inform therapeutic and educational programs aimed at fostering cognitive growth in early childhood. Discussion: This protocol contributes to assessing physiological attentional responses in toddlers, offering insights into attention evaluation and stimulation during early cognitive development. By incorporating both a robotic and a live dog, it enables the exploration of individual differences in attentional engagement and identifies which stimulus elicits a stronger response.
AB - Background: Attentional processes in toddlers are characterized by a state of alertness in which they focus their waking state for short periods. It is essential to develop assessment and attention stimulation protocols from an early age to improve this cognitive function and detect possible deficits in the early stages of cognitive development. Methods: This protocol-based article presents a technological approach to assessing the impact of two animated stimuli on toddlers’ attention. The protocol involves presenting a robotic and a real dog to evaluate attentional activation in early development. This dual-stimulus framework may also inform therapeutic and educational programs aimed at fostering cognitive growth in early childhood. Discussion: This protocol contributes to assessing physiological attentional responses in toddlers, offering insights into attention evaluation and stimulation during early cognitive development. By incorporating both a robotic and a live dog, it enables the exploration of individual differences in attentional engagement and identifies which stimulus elicits a stronger response.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105009841444
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0327389
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0327389
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 40601782
AN - SCOPUS:105009841444
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 20
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 7 JULY
M1 - e0327389
ER -