Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 11 , Pages 1252-1261, November 2008

Use of Event-Related Potentials in the Study of Typical and Atypical Development

  • Charles A. Nelson, III, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Charles A. Nelson III, Ph.D., Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience, 1 Autumn Street, 6th Floor, Mailbox 713, Office AU621, Boston, MA 02215
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  • Joseph P. McCleery, Ph.D.

Drs. Nelson and McCleery are with the Harvard Medical School

Accepted 27 June 2008.

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Abstract 

A variety of neuroimaging tools are now available for use in studying neurodevelopment. In this article, we focus our attention on one such tool—the event-related potential (ERP). We begin by providing an overview of what ERPs are, their physiological basis, how they are recorded, and some constraints on their use. We then provide an abbreviated glossary of ERP components, that is, what processes are reflected in ERPs. We conclude by summarizing two areas of atypical development that have benefited from this method: children experiencing early psychosocial neglect, and children diagnosed with autism. We conclude by offering recommendations for future research.

Key Words:  ERP , autism , brain development , faces

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 The writing of this article was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants NS034458 and MH078829 (to C.A.N.) and by Cure Autism Now/Autism Speaks (to J.P.M.).Portions of this article were presented at the 2007 research forum: The Future of Neuroimaging: Relevance for Child Psychiatry, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston, MA, October 2007.This article is the subject of an editorial by Dr. Ellen Leibenluft in this issue.

PII: S0890-8567(08)60117-3

doi:10.1097/CHI.0b013e318185a6d8

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 11 , Pages 1252-1261, November 2008

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