Relations between frontal EEG maturation and inhibitory control in preschool in the prediction of children’s early academic skills

Whedon, Margaret; Perry, Nicole B.; Bell, Martha Ann

doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2020.105636

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“…Intrinsic, alpha-band neural oscillations have been shown to be modulated by alertness and attention ( Cantero et al, 1999 ; Pfurtscheller et al, 1996 ; Romei et al, 2008 ). Prior EEG studies demonstrated that in toddlers, neural oscillations overlapping with the adult theta range of 4–8 Hertz in posterior electrodes can also be modulated by alertness, attention, and inhibitory control (Tatiana A Stroganova et al, 1999 ; Whedon et al, 2020 ). This suggests that theta-band dominant oscillations during early childhood may be functionally similar to alpha neural oscillations (8−12 Hz) observed in adults ( Cuevas et al, 2012 ).…”

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The development of theta and alpha neural oscillations from ages 3 to 24 years

Cellier

Riddle

Petersen

et al. 2021

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

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The development of theta and alpha neural oscillations from ages 3 to 24 years

Cellier

Riddle

Petersen

et al. 2021

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

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“…Mapping of the channel locations to the AAL atlas (Shi et al, 2011) using the forward model allowed us to locate brain activation to specific areas of the PFC and parietal cortex (namely, the right inferior and superior parietal gyrus, the right middle frontal gyrus/right DLPFC and the right orbital middle gyrus/orbital PFC) with much more specificity than EEG, which is more commonly used to investigate the neural correlates of early executive function development (Bell & Fox, 1992;Cuevas et al, 2012;Whedon et al, 2020). Whilst the use of subject-specific head models would improve the accuracy of models of light transport (Cooper et al, 2012;Ferradal et al, 2014;Fu & Richards, 2020), this would require a MRI scan to be obtained from each participant.…”

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“…Commendable efforts have been made in the EEG literature, whereby researchers have studied broad indices of neural activation (such as alpha power over frontal channels) to investigate inhibition-related brain activation in infancy. However, EEG has limited spatial resolution and, in contrast to gold-standard adult response inhibition paradigms, such as the Go/No-Go and Stop-signal tasks, these tasks are typically passive looking tasks that also place substantial demands on working memory (Bell & Fox, 1992;Cuevas et al, 2012;Whedon et al, 2020).…”

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The neural correlates of inhibitory control in 10-month-old infants: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Fiske¹,

Klerk²,

Lui³

et al. 2021

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Inhibitory control, a core executive function, emerges in infancy and develops rapidly across childhood. Methodological limitations have meant that studies investigating the neural correlates underlying inhibitory control in infancy are rare. Employing functional near-infrared spectroscopy alongside a novel touchscreen task that measures response inhibition, this study aimed to uncover the neural underpinnings of inhibitory control in 10-month-old infants (N = 135). We found that when inhibition is required, the right prefrontal and parietal cortices were more activated than when there is no inhibitory demand. Further, activation in right prefrontal areas was associated with individual differences in response inhibition performance. This demonstrates that inhibitory control in infants as young as 10 months of age is supported by similar brain areas as in older children and adults. With this study we have lowered the age-boundary for localising the neural substrates of response inhibition to the first year of life.

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“…Inhibitory control refers to the ability to actively suppress or delay one’s response in order to achieve a goal. IC follows a prolonged developmental trajectory, emerging near the end of the first year before undergoing rapid maturation during the toddler and preschool years, and continuing into adolescence and early adulthood ( Kochanska et al, 1996 ; Williams et al, 1999 ; Whedon et al, 2020 ). In particular, two types of IC have been proposed – response inhibition , or the ability to stop impulses and prepotent responses, and interference suppression , the ability to resist interference from misleading or irrelevant information.…”

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Inhibitory Control in Children 4–10 Years of Age: Evidence From Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Task-Based Observations

Zhou

Planalp

Heinrich

et al. 2022

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Executive function (EF) is essential to child development, with associated skills beginning to emerge in the first few years of life and continuing to develop into adolescence and adulthood. The prefrontal cortex (PFC), which follows a neurodevelopmental timeline similar to EF, plays an important role in the development of EF. However, limited research has examined prefrontal function in young children due to limitations of currently available neuroimaging techniques such as functional resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI). The current study developed and applied a multimodal Go/NoGo task to examine the EF component of inhibitory control in children 4–10 years of age. Cortical activity was measured using a non-invasive and child-friendly neuroimaging technique – functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Children’s response accuracy and reaction times were captured during the fNIRS session and compared with responses obtained using the standardized assessments from NIH Toolbox cognition battery. Results showed significant correlations between the behavioral measures during the fNIRS session and the standardized EF assessments, in line with our expectations. Results from fNIRS measures demonstrated a significant, age-independent effect of inhibitory control (IC) in the right PFC (rPFC), and an age-dependent effect in the left orbitofrontal cortex (lOFC), consistent with results in previous studies using fNIRS and fMRI. Thus, the new task designed for fNIRS was suitable for examining IC in young children, and results showed that fNIRS measures can reveal prefrontal IC function.

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Relations between frontal EEG maturation and inhibitory control in preschool in the prediction of children’s early academic skills

Cited by 30 publications

References 80 publications

The development of theta and alpha neural oscillations from ages 3 to 24 years

The development of theta and alpha neural oscillations from ages 3 to 24 years

The neural correlates of inhibitory control in 10-month-old infants: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Inhibitory Control in Children 4–10 Years of Age: Evidence From Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Task-Based Observations

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