title: The neural development of response inhibition in 5- and 6-year-old preschoolers: an ERP and EEG study.
abstract: Many studies have used event-related potential and neural oscillations to probe the underlying neural mechanisms of inhibitory control in adults, but little has been done in typically developing preschoolers. In this study we tested healthy preschool children between the ages of 5 and 6, and observed better response inhibition in 6-year-olds compared to 5-year-olds. Importantly, this age-related difference could not be explained by the N2 component from event-related potential, but was reflected in an increase in right frontal beta power from electroencephalogram. These results suggest that frontal beta power during the preschool period may reflect neural development of inhibitory control.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Wei-Kuang
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Hon-Wah
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ching-Hsiu
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ovid J L
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.forename: Daisy L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Shih-Kuen
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chi-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Juan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D013997:Time Factors