The late positive potential: a neurophysiological marker for emotion regulation in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability to modulate emotional responses, or emotion regulation, is a key mechanism in the development of mood disruptions. Detection of a neural marker for emotion regulation thus has the potential to inform early detection and intervention for mood problems. One such neural marker may be the late positive potential (LPP), which is a scalp-recorded event-related potential reflecting facilitated attention to emotional stimuli. In adults, the LPP is reduced following use of cognitive emotion regulation strategies such as reappraisal. No studies to date have examined the LPP in relation to cognitive emotion regulation in children, and whether the LPP is related to parent-report measures of emotion regulation and mood disruptions.

Methods

To examine this question,

SUBMITTER: Dennis TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3019134 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature