Grammer Jennie K, Carrasco Melisa, Gehring William J, Morrison Frederick J
University of Michigan, United States.
University of Michigan, United States.
Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2014 Jul;9:93-105. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2014.02.001. Epub 2014 Feb 11.
Growth in executive functioning (EF) skills play a role children's academic success, and the transition to elementary school is an important time for the development of these abilities. Despite this, evidence concerning the development of the ERP components linked to EF, including the error-related negativity (ERN) and the error positivity (Pe), over this period is inconclusive. Data were recorded in a school setting from 3- to 7-year-old children (N=96, mean age=5 years 11 months) as they performed a Go/No-Go task. Results revealed the presence of the ERN and Pe on error relative to correct trials at all age levels. Older children showed increased response inhibition as evidenced by faster, more accurate responses. Although developmental changes in the ERN were not identified, the Pe increased with age. In addition, girls made fewer mistakes and showed elevated Pe amplitudes relative to boys. Based on a representative school-based sample, findings indicate that the ERN is present in children as young as 3, and that development can be seen in the Pe between ages 3 and 7. Results varied as a function of gender, providing insight into the range of factors associated with developmental changes in the complex relations between behavioral and electrophysiological measures of error processing.
执行功能(EF)技能的发展对儿童的学业成功具有重要作用,而向小学过渡是这些能力发展的重要时期。尽管如此,关于这一时期与执行功能相关的事件相关电位(ERP)成分(包括错误相关负波(ERN)和错误正波(Pe))发展的证据尚无定论。研究人员在学校环境中记录了3至7岁儿童(N = 96,平均年龄 = 5岁11个月)执行停止信号任务时的数据。结果显示,在所有年龄组中,相对于正确试验,错误试验中均存在ERN和Pe。年龄较大的儿童表现出更强的反应抑制能力,反应更快、更准确。虽然未发现ERN的发育变化,但Pe随年龄增长而增加。此外,女孩犯错较少,相对于男孩,其Pe波幅更高。基于一个具有代表性的学校样本,研究结果表明,ERN在3岁儿童中就已存在,并且在3至7岁之间Pe存在发育变化。结果因性别而异,这为深入了解与错误处理行为和电生理测量复杂关系中的发育变化相关的一系列因素提供了线索。