The Maturation of Interference Suppression and Response Inhibition: ERP Analysis of a Cued Go/Nogo Task.

ABSTRACT: Inhibitory control is a core function that allows us to resist interference from our surroundings and to stop an ongoing action. To date, it is not clear whether inhibitory control is a single process or whether it is composed of different processes. Further, whether these processes are separate or clustered in childhood is under debate. In this study, we investigated the existence and development of two hypothesized component processes of inhibitory control-interference suppression and response inhibition-using a single task and event related potential components. Twenty 8-year-old children and seventeen adults performed a spatially cued Go/Nogo task while their brain activity was recorded using electroencephalography. Mean N2 amplitudes confirmed the expected pattern for response inhibit

SUBMITTER: Vuillier L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5096696 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature