From neuro-pigments to neural efficiency: The relationship between retinal carotenoids and behavioral and neuroelectric indices of cognitive control in childhood

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-8

  Walk, Anne M ^a   Khan, Naiman A ^a   Barnett, Sasha M ^b   Raine, Lauren B ^c   Kramer, Arthur F ^a,c   Cohen, Neal J ^a   Moulton, Christopher J ^d   Renzi Hammond, Lisa M ^e   Hammond, Billy R ^e   Hillman, Charles H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Abbott Nutrition   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Event related potentials; Executive control; Lutein; Macular pigment optical density

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; RETINAL CAROTENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISUAL PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ACHIEVEMENT TEST; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROPROTECTION; OPTICAL DENSITY; PERIPHERAL VISION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RETINA; VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CAROTENOIDS; CHILD; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR PIGMENT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RETINA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85019896392     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.05.005     Document Type: Article

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