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摘要
背景神经认知缺陷,尤其是抑制控制处理,是注意力缺陷/多动障碍(ADHD)儿童常见的发育障碍。尽管先前的研究表明,运动能力(MC)越高,ADHD 儿童在行为和神经电水平上的抑制控制能力就越强,但仍存在一些局限性。方法:根据布鲁宁克斯-奥塞瑞斯基运动能力测试(Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency)的综合总分中位数,将 60 名患有多动症的儿童分为高 MC 组(30 人)和低 MC 组(30 人)。44名发育正常(TD)儿童作为健康对照组。结果与低 MC ADHD 组相比,TD 儿童组表现出更高的准确率(AR)、更短的反应时间(RT)和更大的 P3 振幅(ps = .02)。然而,与高 MC ADHD 组相比,TD 儿童组的准确率更高,但在反应时间(P = .927)和 P3 振幅(P = .796)方面无显著差异。此外,在考虑智商和有氧体能的情况下,与低 MC ADHD 组相比,无论一致性如何,高 MC ADHD 组都表现出更短的 RT(p = .019)和更大的 P3 振幅(p = .041)。结论ADHD 儿童优越的 MC 与良好的神经认知发展有关,这不仅表现在 MC 与抑制控制能力增强和 P3 振幅增加有关,还表现在这种神经认知表现与 TD 儿童相当。这些研究结果表明,MC 的增强在缓解与多动症儿童抑制控制处理相关的典型神经认知缺陷方面发挥了作用。
Superior motor competence in children with ADHD is associated with optimized neurocognitive development of inhibitory control processing: An ERP study
Background
Neurocognitive deficits, especially inhibitory control processing, are common developmental challenges in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although previous studies have suggested that greater motor competence (MC) is associated with better inhibitory control on both behavioral and neuroelectric levels in children with ADHD, some limitations exist.
Aims
To examine whether higher MC is associated with improved neurocognitive development in children with ADHD, as indexed by behavioral and neuroelectric indices of inhibitory control in a well-designed study.
Methods
Sixty children with ADHD were divided into high MC (n = 30) and low MC (n = 30) groups, based on the median total composite scores from the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. Forty-four typically developing (TD) children were recruited as the healthy control. The Stroop task was administered to assess inhibitory control while electroencephalography was recorded to derive P3 component.
Results
The TD children group demonstrated higher accuracy rate (AR), shorter reaction time (RT), and greater P3 amplitude relative to the Low MC ADHD group (ps = .02). However, the TD children group had higher AR compared to the High MC ADHD group, with no significant differences in RT (p = .927) and P3 amplitude (p = .796). Further, the High MC ADHD group demonstrated shorter RT (p = .019) and greater P3 amplitude (p = .041) regardless of congruency compared to the Low MC ADHD group while accounting for intelligence quotient and aerobic fitness.
Conclusions
Superior MC in children with ADHD is associated with favorable neurocognitive development, as evidenced not only by the association of MC with enhanced inhibitory control performance and increased P3 amplitude but also by that such neurocognitive performance is comparable to those of TD children. These findings suggest that enhanced MC plays a role in mitigating typical neurocognitive deficits associated with inhibitory control processing in children with ADHD.
期刊介绍:
Research In Developmental Disabilities is aimed at publishing original research of an interdisciplinary nature that has a direct bearing on the remediation of problems associated with developmental disabilities. Manuscripts will be solicited throughout the world. Articles will be primarily empirical studies, although an occasional position paper or review will be accepted. The aim of the journal will be to publish articles on all aspects of research with the developmentally disabled, with any methodologically sound approach being acceptable.