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Child sex differences in the auditory equiprobable Go/NoGo task.

Robert J Barry¹, Frances M De Blasio¹, Adele E Cave¹

¹Brain & Behaviour Research Institute, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.

International Journal of Psychophysiology : Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology

|May 23, 2022

Summary

Girls aged 8-13 show enhanced cognitive processing and fewer errors in an auditory Go/NoGo task compared to boys, suggesting a developmental advantage. This study analyzed event-related potentials (ERPs) to identify these sex differences.

Keywords:

Children ERPs Equiprobable Go/NoGo paradigm Performance Sex differences Temporal PCA

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Previous research established a perceptual/cognitive Processing Schema using the Go/NoGo task in various age groups.
This schema links cognitive processes to principal component analysis (PCA) components derived from Go and NoGo event-related potentials (ERPs).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate sex differences in the child Processing Schema using an equiprobable auditory Go/NoGo task.
To determine if cognitive processing and behavioral performance differ between young boys and girls in this task.

Main Methods:

Two groups of 14 children (aged 8-13 years) were matched for age and completed an auditory Go/NoGo task.
Temporal Principal Components Analyses (PCAs) were performed on Go and NoGo ERPs across two epochs (-100-400 ms and 300-800 ms).
Four sets of temporal PCAs were extracted and combined to quantify ERPs and identify sex-specific differences.

Main Results:

Female participants exhibited longer NoGo component latencies (approx. 3.5%) compared to males, with no significant differences in Go latencies.
Girls made fewer commission errors on NoGo trials and omission errors on Go trials, and had faster Go reaction times (RT) than boys.
Females showed larger NoGo N2b amplitudes and larger Go components from N2b through late positivity, indicating enhanced processing.

Conclusions:

The findings suggest a task-specific behavioral and ERP processing enhancement in girls compared to boys in the 8-13 age range.
This enhancement indicates a potential developmental advantage for girls in cognitive tasks involving response inhibition and control.
Sex differences in ERP components and behavioral outcomes provide insights into the neurodevelopmental trajectories of cognitive control in children.