Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Information Processing Approach01:30

Information Processing Approach

The information-processing theory of cognitive development centers on fundamental mental processes, including attention, memory, and problem-solving skills. Researchers in this field examine how cognitive abilities, such as working memory, evolve and influence children's overall development. Studies indicate that children with stronger working memory tend to excel in reading comprehension, math, and problem-solving compared to peers with less efficient memory skills. Low working memory is also...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Association of Fetal Gene Regulatory Gene Deletions With Poor Cognition in Schizophrenia and Community-Based Samples.

The American journal of psychiatry·2026
Same author

Functional brain organization is stable within individuals across years.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2026
Same author

Emotional Attention Moderates the Link between Allostatic-interoceptive System Organization and Depression in Adolescents.

Affective science·2026
Same author

Premorbid adjustment problems, negative symptoms, and cognitive impairment in a large international sample at clinical high risk for psychosis: Findings from the Accelerating Medicines Partnership-Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia bulletin·2026
Same author

Investigating Pathway-Partitioned Polygenic Risk Scores for Schizophrenia: Insights into Clinical Variability in Two Patient Cohorts.

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences·2026
Same author

Unraveling reward processing in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a multilevel examination of the positive valence system.

Psychological medicine·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 10, 2026

Measuring Statistical Learning Across Modalities and Domains in School-Aged Children Via an Online Platform and Neuroimaging Techniques
08:05

Measuring Statistical Learning Across Modalities and Domains in School-Aged Children Via an Online Platform and Neuroimaging Techniques

Published on: June 30, 2020

Decoding developmental differences and individual variability in response inhibition through predictive analyses

Jessica R Cohen1, Robert F Asarnow, Fred W Sabb

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
|July 28, 2010
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Brain activity during response inhibition predicts age and inhibitory control, not just motor speed. This suggests developmental changes in stopping behavior are specific to inhibition itself.

Keywords:
developmentfMRIpredictive analysisresponse inhibitionstop-signal

More Related Videos

Online Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Protocol for Measuring Cortical Physiology Associated with Response Inhibition
08:55

Online Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Protocol for Measuring Cortical Physiology Associated with Response Inhibition

Published on: February 8, 2018

Three Laboratory Procedures for Assessing Different Manifestations of Impulsivity in Rats
09:12

Three Laboratory Procedures for Assessing Different Manifestations of Impulsivity in Rats

Published on: March 17, 2019

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2026

Measuring Statistical Learning Across Modalities and Domains in School-Aged Children Via an Online Platform and Neuroimaging Techniques
08:05

Measuring Statistical Learning Across Modalities and Domains in School-Aged Children Via an Online Platform and Neuroimaging Techniques

Published on: June 30, 2020

Online Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Protocol for Measuring Cortical Physiology Associated with Response Inhibition
08:55

Online Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Protocol for Measuring Cortical Physiology Associated with Response Inhibition

Published on: February 8, 2018

Three Laboratory Procedures for Assessing Different Manifestations of Impulsivity in Rats
09:12

Three Laboratory Procedures for Assessing Different Manifestations of Impulsivity in Rats

Published on: March 17, 2019

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Response inhibition ability improves with age, but the underlying neural mechanisms are not fully understood.
  • Previous research relied on correlational analyses, limiting the ability to establish predictive relationships between neural activity and inhibitory control development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate which neural functions predict individual differences in age, inhibitory function, response speed, and response time variability.
  • To differentiate between improvements in response inhibition and other performance factors during development.

Main Methods:

  • Administered a stop-signal task to healthy participants aged 9-30.
  • Utilized both standard General Linear Model (GLM) and advanced high-dimensional regression for neuroimaging data analysis.
  • Examined neural activity in regions like the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and striatum during successful response inhibition.

Main Results:

  • Neural activity in motor control regions (ACC, striatum) correlated with age, inhibitory function (stop-signal reaction time; SSRT), response speed, and response time variability.
  • Predictive analysis revealed that neural activity during successful inhibition could predict age and SSRT, but not response execution speed or variability.

Conclusions:

  • Neural activity during successful response inhibition specifically predicts age and inhibitory function, providing evidence that developmental and individual differences are tied to inhibitory processes.
  • This study introduces a novel predictive approach to understanding the neurocognitive underpinnings of individual differences in inhibitory control.