Modeling the interrelationships between brain activity and trait attention measures to predict individual differences in reaction times in children during a Go/No-Go task

NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA

卷:109

Article

Taylor, Brittany K.¹  Gavin, William J.¹  Grimm, Kevin J.²  Passantino, Deborah E.³  Davies, Patricia L.⁴ 

[1] Colorado State Univ, Dept Human Dev & Family Studies, 1570 Campus Delivery, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA

[2] Arizona State Univ, Dept Psychol, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA

[3] Poudre Sch Dist, Ft Collins, CO USA

[4] Colorado State Univ, Dept Occupat Therapy, Ft Collins, CO USA

关键词: Event-related potentials ERPs;    Structural equation modeling SEM;    Development;    Brain-behavior relationships;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.12.025

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Many researchers are utilizing event-related potentials (ERPs) to better understand brain-behavior relationships across development. The present study demonstrates how structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques can be used to refine descriptions of brain-behavior relationships in a sample of neurotypical children. We developed an exploratory latent variable model in which trait measures of maturation and attention are related to neural processing and task behaviors obtained during a cued Go/No-Go task. Model findings are compared to results of traditional analysis techniques such as bivariate correlations. The data suggest that more sophisticated statistical approaches are beneficial to accurately interpreting the nature of brain-behavior relationships.

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