Age-related trends in aperiodic EEG activity and alpha oscillations during early- to middle-childhood
Age-related structural and functional changes that occur during brain development are critical for cortical development and functioning. Previous electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) studies have highlighted the utility of power spectra analyses and have uncovered age-relate...
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| author | Marco McSweeney Santiago Morales Emilio A. Valadez George A. Buzzell Lydia Yoder William P. Fifer Nicolò Pini Lauren C. Shuffrey Amy J. Elliott Joseph R. Isler Nathan A. Fox |
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| description | Age-related structural and functional changes that occur during brain development are critical for cortical development and functioning. Previous electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) studies have highlighted the utility of power spectra analyses and have uncovered age-related trends that reflect perceptual, cognitive, and behavioural states as well as their underlying neurophysiology. The aim of the current study was to investigate age-related change in aperiodic and periodic alpha activity across a large sample of pre- and school-aged children (N = 502, age range 4 -11-years-of-age). Power spectra were extracted from baseline EEG recordings (eyes closed, eyes open) for each participant and parameterized into aperiodic activity to derive the offset and exponent parameters and periodic alpha oscillatory activity to derive the alpha peak frequency and the associated power estimates. Multilevel models were run to investigate age-related trends and condition-dependent changes for each of these measures. We found quadratic age-related effects for both the aperiodic offset and exponent. In addition, we observed increases in periodic alpha peak frequency as a function of age. Aperiodic measures and periodic alpha power were larger in magnitude during eyes closed compared to the eyes open baseline condition. Taken together, these results advance our understanding of the maturational patterns/trajectories of brain development during early- to middle-childhood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99cfb4e887d04b0b96d34196d3e93d5b2023-02-08T04:16:34ZengElsevierNeuroImage1095-95722023-04-01269119925Age-related trends in aperiodic EEG activity and alpha oscillations during early- to middle-childhoodMarco McSweeney0Santiago Morales1Emilio A. Valadez2George A. Buzzell3Lydia Yoder4William P. Fifer5Nicolò Pini6Lauren C. Shuffrey7Amy J. Elliott8Joseph R. Isler9Nathan A. Fox10Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, USADepartment of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742, USADepartment of Psychology and the Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, USADepartment of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA; Department of Paediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA; Division of Developmental Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA; Division of Developmental Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA; Division of Developmental Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, USAAvera Research Institute, USA; Department of Paediatrics, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, USADepartment of Paediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USADepartment of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742, USAAge-related structural and functional changes that occur during brain development are critical for cortical development and functioning. Previous electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) studies have highlighted the utility of power spectra analyses and have uncovered age-related trends that reflect perceptual, cognitive, and behavioural states as well as their underlying neurophysiology. The aim of the current study was to investigate age-related change in aperiodic and periodic alpha activity across a large sample of pre- and school-aged children (N = 502, age range 4 -11-years-of-age). Power spectra were extracted from baseline EEG recordings (eyes closed, eyes open) for each participant and parameterized into aperiodic activity to derive the offset and exponent parameters and periodic alpha oscillatory activity to derive the alpha peak frequency and the associated power estimates. Multilevel models were run to investigate age-related trends and condition-dependent changes for each of these measures. We found quadratic age-related effects for both the aperiodic offset and exponent. In addition, we observed increases in periodic alpha peak frequency as a function of age. Aperiodic measures and periodic alpha power were larger in magnitude during eyes closed compared to the eyes open baseline condition. Taken together, these results advance our understanding of the maturational patterns/trajectories of brain development during early- to middle-childhood.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811923000733EEGAperiodic activityPeriodic alpha oscillationsFunctional brain developmentSpecparamFOOOF |
| spellingShingle | Marco McSweeney Santiago Morales Emilio A. Valadez George A. Buzzell Lydia Yoder William P. Fifer Nicolò Pini Lauren C. Shuffrey Amy J. Elliott Joseph R. Isler Nathan A. Fox Age-related trends in aperiodic EEG activity and alpha oscillations during early- to middle-childhood NeuroImage EEG Aperiodic activity Periodic alpha oscillations Functional brain development Specparam FOOOF |
| title | Age-related trends in aperiodic EEG activity and alpha oscillations during early- to middle-childhood |
| title_full | Age-related trends in aperiodic EEG activity and alpha oscillations during early- to middle-childhood |
| title_fullStr | Age-related trends in aperiodic EEG activity and alpha oscillations during early- to middle-childhood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Age-related trends in aperiodic EEG activity and alpha oscillations during early- to middle-childhood |
| title_short | Age-related trends in aperiodic EEG activity and alpha oscillations during early- to middle-childhood |
| title_sort | age related trends in aperiodic eeg activity and alpha oscillations during early to middle childhood |
| topic | EEG Aperiodic activity Periodic alpha oscillations Functional brain development Specparam FOOOF |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811923000733 |
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