title: Comparative survey of go/no-go results to identify the inhibitory control ability change of Japanese children.
abstract: This research, conducted in 1998 and 2008, uses go/no-go data to investigate the fundamentals of cognitive functioning in the inhibitory control ability of Japanese children. 844 subjects from kindergarten to junior high school participated in go/no-go task experiments. Performance of go/no-go tasks, which are frequently used to investigate response inhibition, measures a variety of cognitive components besides response inhibition. With normal brain development, the ability to inhibit responses improves substantially in adolescence. An increase over time in the error rate during the go/no-go tasks of subjects of the same age indicates that these processes are not functioning properly. Comparisons between the 1998 and 2008 data revealed several differences in error rates. In 2008, there were increases in the number of errors in groups from each age range. The comparison also revealed that overall error rates peaked at later ages in the 2008 subjects. Taken together, these results show changing conditions in the inhibitory function of the prefrontal cortex. However, the reason for these changing conditions remains unclear. While a lifestyle questionnaire revealed several differences in factors such as bedtimes and hours spent watching TV, analysis did not reveal a significant correlation.
authors: Shinshu University, Faculty of Education, 6-Ro Nishinagano Naganoshi, Nagano 380-8544, Japan.
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Terasawa
authors: Shinshu University, Faculty of Education, 6-Ro Nishinagano Naganoshi, Nagano 380-8544, Japan.
authors: Hisaaki
authors: H
authors: Tabuchi
authors: Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, 150 Tobukimachi Hachoujisi, Tokyo192-0001, Japan.
authors: Hiroki
authors: H
authors: Yanagisawa
authors: Department of Infant Childcare, Matsumoto Junior College, 3118 Sasaga Matsumotosi, Nagano 399-0033, Japan.
authors: Akitaka
authors: A
authors: Yanagisawa
authors: Center of General Education and Humanities, Tokyo University of Science, 5000-1 Toyohira Chino, Nagano 391-213, Japan.
authors: Kikunori
authors: K
authors: Shinohara
authors: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato Naganoshi, Nagano 380-928 Japan.
authors: Saiki
authors: S
authors: Terasawa
authors: Laboratory of Psychology, Nippon Sport Science University, 7-1-1 Fukasawa Setagayaku, Tokyo 158-0081, Japan.
authors: Osamitsu
authors: O
authors: Saijo
authors: Laboratory of Psychology, Nippon Sport Science University, 7-1-1 Fukasawa Setagayaku, Tokyo 158-0081, Japan.
authors: Takeo
authors: T
authors: Masaki