ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.12-12 | Food for Thought | ESPEYB20

12.12. Associations between infant screen use, electroencephalography markers, and cognitive outcomes

EC Law , MX Han , Z Lai , S Lim , ZY Ong , V Ng , LJ Gabard-Durnam , CL Wilkinson , AR Levin , A Rifkin-Graboi , LM Daniel , PD Gluckman , YS Chong , MJ Meaney , CA Nelson

Brief summary: In the prospective population-based Growing Up in Singapore Toward Healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) study (n=437 children, 51.9% boys), the effect of parent-reported screen time in infancy was tested on EEG characteristics and correlated to cognitive outcome. Mean daily screen time at 12 months of age was 2 hours. Infant screen time was associated with altered cortical EEG activity at 18 months and was suggested to explain observed alterations in attention and ...