Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Auditory Information Processing in Adolescence: A Study on Sex Differences

Bakos, Sarolta; Töllner, Thomas ; Trinkl, Monika; Landes, Iris; Bartling, Jürgen; Grossheinrich, Nicola; Schulte-Körne, Gerd und Greimel, Ellen (2016): Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Auditory Information Processing in Adolescence: A Study on Sex Differences. In: Developmental Neuropsychology, Bd. 41, Nr. 3: S. 201-214

Abstract

To date, little is known about sex differences in the neurophysiological correlates underlying auditory information processing. In the present study, auditory evoked potentials were evoked in typically developing male (n = 15) and female (n = 14) adolescents (13–18 years) during an auditory oddball task. Girls compared to boys displayed lower N100 and P300 amplitudes to targets. Larger N100 amplitudes in adolescent boys might indicate higher neural sensitivity to changes of incoming auditory information. The P300 findings point toward sex differences in auditory working memory and might suggest that adolescent boys might allocate more attentional resources when processing relevant auditory stimuli than adolescent girls.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin ; Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie > Allgemeine und Experimentelle Psychologie
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie ; 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1532-6942
• Sprache: Englisch