The role of EEG localized activation and CNS arousal in executive function performance in children with AD/HD
Da-Wei
Zhang1*,
Stuart
J.
Johnstone1,
Steven
Roodenrys1,
Xiangsheng
Luo2,
Hui
Li2,
Encong
Wang2,
Qihua
Zhao2,
Yan
Song3,
Lu
Liu2,
Qiujin
Qian2,
Yufeng
Wang2 and
Li
Sun2
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1
University of Wollongong, School of Psychology, Australia
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2
Peking University Sixth Hospital, China
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3
Beijing Normal University, Faculty of Education, China
Aim: This study explored the relationships between resting state electroencephalogram (RS-EEG) localized activation, central nervous system (CNS) arousal, and two important types of executive function (EF) to extend prognostic utilization in children with AD/HD. Methods: Fifty-eight children with AD/HD participated in the study. RS-EEG localized activation was derived from spectral power differences between EEG in eyes-closed and eyes-open conditions, and CNS arousal was measured based on alpha band power. A common EF score was obtained by calculating a Z-mean across three EF tasks (a switching task, a working memory task, and a response inhibition task). Everyday EF scores were measured by the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function. Results: Frontal delta activation predicted common EF ability and posterior alpha activation predicted everyday EF. A serial mediation analysis found that lower CNS baseline arousal drove more arousal and delta activation in serial, which in turn caused poorer common EF. A follow-up study found that baseline arousal also elicited larger interference cost. Conclusions: RS-EEG is indicative of individual differences in two important types of EFs in children with AD/HD. Lower CNS arousal may be a driving force for poorer common EF performance. The current study supports the prognostic utilization of RS-EEG and AD/HD models that take resting brain activity into consideration in children with AD/HD.
Keywords:
RS-EEG,
children with AD/HD,
prognostic,
common EF,
everyday EF
Conference:
ASP2017: 27th Annual Meeting for the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology, Parramatta, Australia, 29 Nov - 1 Dec, 2017.
Presentation Type:
Poster Presentation
Topic:
Abstract (Student Award)
Citation:
Zhang
D,
Johnstone
SJ,
Roodenrys
S,
Luo
X,
Li
H,
Wang
E,
Zhao
Q,
Song
Y,
Liu
L,
Qian
Q,
Wang
Y and
Sun
L
(2019). The role of EEG localized activation and CNS arousal in executive function performance in children with AD/HD.
Conference Abstract:
ASP2017: 27th Annual Meeting for the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology.
doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.224.00023
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Received:
25 Oct 2017;
Published Online:
25 Jan 2019.
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Correspondence:
Mr. Da-Wei Zhang, University of Wollongong, School of Psychology, Wollongong, Australia, tbabm617214@gmail.com