- Mar 8, 2026
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- Category: Abstract of 10th-iaceducation
Abstract Book of the 10th International Academic Conference on Education
Year: 2026
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A Neurofunctional Investigation of Children’s Shape and Color Discrimination Behavior Based on Visual Information
Maho Kabasawa, Toshio Murayama
ABSTRACT:
While it is well established that visual information plays an important role in education, differences in brain activity when children discriminate objects by focusing on visual features such as shape and color have not yet been sufficiently clarified. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to elucidate patterns of brain activity when children discriminate objects by focusing on shape and color, respectively, and to examine effective methods for presenting visual information in educational contexts. Six children aged 5 to 11 years participated in this study, and electroencephalographic activity was recorded while they were performing a figure discrimination task. The figure discrimination task involved classifying multiple figure cards based on either shape or color. The results revealed differences between shape-based and color-based discrimination tasks in both the brain regions showing dominant activity and the magnitude of brain activity. These findings suggest that, even among the children examined in this study, cognitive processing may vary depending on the type of visual information, such as shape or color. Accordingly, the results provide fundamental insights that are useful for considering the design and presentation of visual instructional materials in educational settings. This study clarifies cognitive processing mechanisms in children’s brains by identifying neural activity during task performance, and the findings are expected to inform the development of educational programs. By systematically incorporating the use of visual information appropriate to developmental stages into educational practice based on these findings, it may be possible to support continuity of learning from elementary education through higher education.
Keywords: Cognitive Processing; Educational Application; Electroencephalography; Learning Materials; Visual Cues