The development of stop-signal and Go/Nogo response inhibition in children aged 7-12 years: Performance and event-related potential indices

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-38

  Johnstone, Stuart J ^a   Dimoska, Aneta ^a   Smith, Janette L ^a   Barry, Robert J ^a   Pleffer, Carly B ^a   Chiswick, Dale ^a   Clarke, Adam R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Development; ERP; Go Nogo; Response inhibition; Stop signal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33845870641     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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