Very preterm birth and cognitive control: The mediating roles of motor skills and physical fitness
The neurophysiological mechanisms underlying executive function deficits in very preterm born children still remain unclear. Moreover, evidence on factors that can be modified by behavior and exert an influence on these deficits is lacking. The present case-control study examined the association bet...
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doaj-f2ab9bd3a6784c479dacdf7ca59b6ed82021-06-07T06:46:51ZengElsevierDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience1878-92932021-06-0149100956Very preterm birth and cognitive control: The mediating roles of motor skills and physical fitnessSebastian Ludyga0Uwe Pühse1Markus Gerber2Manuel Mücke3Sakari Lemola4Andrea Capone Mori5Mark Brotzmann6Peter Weber7University of Basel, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Basel, Switzerland; Corresponding author at: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Birsstrasse 320B, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland.University of Basel, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity of Basel, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity of Basel, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Basel, SwitzerlandBielefeld University, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Department of Psychology, Bielefeld, GermanyKantonsspital Aarau, Clinic for Children and Teenagers, Division of Neuropediatrics, Aarau, SwitzerlandUniversity of Basel, University Children's Hospital, Division of Neuropediatrics and Developmental Medicine, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity of Basel, University Children's Hospital, Division of Neuropediatrics and Developmental Medicine, Basel, SwitzerlandThe neurophysiological mechanisms underlying executive function deficits in very preterm born children still remain unclear. Moreover, evidence on factors that can be modified by behavior and exert an influence on these deficits is lacking. The present case-control study examined the association between very preterm birth and neurophysiological indices of response inhibition (i.e. the N200-P300 complex) as well as the potential mediation of this association by aspects of physical fitness. 54 children born very preterm completed a submaximal cycling ergometer test and a motor skill test battery. Event-related potentials elicited by a Go/NoGo task were recorded using electroencephalography. Cases were then matched to full-term children (age: 11 ± 0.7 y). A higher error rate on NoGo trials was found in children born very preterm compared to those born full-term. Path-analyses further revealed that very preterm birth was associated with decreased NoGo P300 amplitude. Motor skills, but not aerobic fitness, fully mediated this association. In early adolescence, very preterm birth is associated with less effective recruitment of attentional resources for stimulus evaluation processes. The improvement of motor skills rather than cardiorespiratory fitness appears promising for reducing this specific impairment in cognitive control.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929321000475N200P300Event-related potentialsChildrenPhysical fitness |
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Very preterm birth and cognitive control: The mediating roles of motor skills and physical fitness |
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Very preterm birth and cognitive control: The mediating roles of motor skills and physical fitness |
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Very preterm birth and cognitive control: The mediating roles of motor skills and physical fitness |
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Very preterm birth and cognitive control: The mediating roles of motor skills and physical fitness |
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Very preterm birth and cognitive control: The mediating roles of motor skills and physical fitness |
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very preterm birth and cognitive control: the mediating roles of motor skills and physical fitness |
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Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience |
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The neurophysiological mechanisms underlying executive function deficits in very preterm born children still remain unclear. Moreover, evidence on factors that can be modified by behavior and exert an influence on these deficits is lacking. The present case-control study examined the association between very preterm birth and neurophysiological indices of response inhibition (i.e. the N200-P300 complex) as well as the potential mediation of this association by aspects of physical fitness. 54 children born very preterm completed a submaximal cycling ergometer test and a motor skill test battery. Event-related potentials elicited by a Go/NoGo task were recorded using electroencephalography. Cases were then matched to full-term children (age: 11 ± 0.7 y). A higher error rate on NoGo trials was found in children born very preterm compared to those born full-term. Path-analyses further revealed that very preterm birth was associated with decreased NoGo P300 amplitude. Motor skills, but not aerobic fitness, fully mediated this association. In early adolescence, very preterm birth is associated with less effective recruitment of attentional resources for stimulus evaluation processes. The improvement of motor skills rather than cardiorespiratory fitness appears promising for reducing this specific impairment in cognitive control. |
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N200 P300 Event-related potentials Children Physical fitness |
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