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ABSTRACT
There is a great opportunity for modern technologies to advance research on children and media. Noninvasive data collection and analysis of a large variety of behaviors and bodily functions are becoming more possible, affordable, and useable with children. These include brain imaging, genetic and epigenetic analysis, hormonal assays, eye tracking, actigraphy, point of view video recording, content analysis, and language analysis. The possibilities for entirely new perspectives and forms of knowledge are exciting and growing.
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Daniel R. Anderson
The Daniel R. Anderson is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research has focused on cognitive aspects of children’s television viewing and its impact. He has applied many findings from research to the development of children’s educational television programs. He is currently studying differences in brain network activation between interactive video game play and receptive viewing.