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Reward feedback processing in children and adolescents: medial frontal theta oscillations

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Crowley, Michael J., van Noordt, Stefon J.R., Wu, Jia, Hommer, Rebecca E., South, Mikle, Fearon, R.M.P., Mayes, Linda C.·2014·Brain and Cognition

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We examined event-related electroencephalography (EEG) oscillations, including event-related spectral perturbations (ERSP) and intertrial coherence (ITC), to compare feedback processing during a chance-based reward vs. non-reward task in groups of 10-12-year-old (n=42), 13-14-year-old (n=34) and 15-17-year-olds (n=32). Because few, if any studies have applied these analytic methods to examine feedback processing in children or adolescents, we used a fine-grained approach that explored one half hertz by 16ms increments during feedback (no win vs. win events) in the theta (4-8Hz) frequency band. Complex wavelet frequency decomposition revealed that no win feedback was associated with enhanced theta power and phase coherence. We observed condition and age-based differences for both ERSP and ITC, with stronger effects for ITC. The transition from childhood to early adolescence (13-14yrs.) was a point of increased differentiation of ITC favoring no win vs. wins feedback and also compared to children or older adolescents, a point of heightened ITC for no win feedback (quadratic effect).

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Authors
Crowley, M. J., van Noordt, S. J. R., Wu, J., Hommer, R. E., South, M., Fearon, R. M. P., & Mayes, L. C.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Brigham Young University (US)
Corresponding author
Crowley, Michael J.
Venue
Brain and Cognition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-08
Volume
89
Pages
79-89
ISSN
0278-2626 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2071568641
Cited by
45
References
59
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Brain and Cognition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation
  • Yale University
  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
  • Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  • National Institutes of Health (1ul1rr024925-01, UL1TR000142)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R25MH077823, T32MH018268)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA006025, R01 DA06025, R01DA017863, K01DA034125, DA017863)
  • National Center for Research Resources (1UL1RR024925-01, UL1-RR024925, UL1RR024139)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
theta oscillations, medial frontal cortex, children, adolescents, event-related spectral perturbation, inter-trial phase coherence, phase coherence, age differences, transition to adolescence
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Age Factors, Child, Evoked Potentials, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Male, Reward, Theta Rhythm, Feedback, Psychological, Adolescent Development

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