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  • Developmental neuroscience
  • Child psychology
  • Cognitive neuroscience

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  • Externalizing problems in childhood require early intervention.
  • Smaller N2 event-related potential (ERP) amplitudes are linked to externalizing problems.
  • The cognitive mechanisms linking N2 ERPs and externalizing problems are unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if inhibitory control mediates the relationship between N2 ERP amplitudes and externalizing problems in early childhood.
  • To explore the neural and cognitive underpinnings of externalizing behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 147 children from ages 3-7.
  • Assessed externalizing behavior via parent/caregiver questionnaires.
  • Measured inhibitory control using performance-based tasks and questionnaires.
  • Recorded N2 ERP amplitudes during a go/no-go task.

Main Results:

  • Smaller N2 amplitudes correlated with higher externalizing problems and poorer inhibitory control.
  • Poorer inhibitory control partially mediated the association between smaller N2 amplitudes and externalizing problems.
  • These findings held after controlling for age, sex, and socioeconomic status.

Conclusions:

  • Smaller N2 amplitudes may serve as an early neural marker for inhibitory control deficits.
  • Inhibitory control deficits are implicated in the development of externalizing psychopathology.
  • Targeting inhibitory control may be crucial for early intervention in childhood externalizing problems.