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ArticleClinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2020

Test-retest reliability of the N2 event-related potential in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Amanda Cremone-Caira, Akshita Vaidyanathan, Danielle Hyatt, Rachel Gilbert, Tessa Clarkson, Susan Faja

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Article in Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Reliability of short interval cortical inhibition in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  5. Looking Back at the Next 40 Years of ASD Neuroscience Research.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Amanda Cremone-CairaDivision of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 02215, United States; Harvard Medical School, 02215, United States.
Akshita VaidyanathanThe Banyan, 600037, India.
Danielle HyattCollege of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, United States.
Rachel GilbertCollege of Medicine, University of Florida, 32610, United States.
Tessa ClarksonDepartment of Psychology, Temple University, 19122, United States.
Susan FajaDivision of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 02215, United States; Harvard Medical School, 02215, United States. Electronic address: susan.faja@childrens.harvard.edu.
Boston Children's Hospital · USHarvard University · USTemple University · USUniversity of Florida · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Electrophysiological Response to Executive Control Training in AutismR00HD071966 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI FAJA, SUSAN · 2014 to 2016
$718k
Electrophysiological Response to Executive Control Training in AutismK99HD071966 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FAJA, SUSAN · 2012 to 2013
$179k
NICHD NIH HHS K99 HD071966NICHD NIH HHS R00 HD071966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe N2 ERP component is used as a biomeasure of executive function in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of the current study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability of N2 amplitude in this population.

methodsERPs were recorded from 7 to 11-year-old children with ASD during Flanker (n = 21) and Go/Nogo tasks (n = 14) administered at two time points separated by approximately three months. Reliability of the N2 component was examined using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs).

resultsReliability for mean N2 amplitude obtained during the Flanker task was moderate (congruent: ICC = 0.542, 95% CI [0.173, 0.782]; incongruent: ICC = 0.629, 95% CI [0.276, 0.831]). Similarly, reliability for the Go/Nogo task ranged from moderate to good ('go': ICC = 0.817, 95% CI [0.535, 0.937]; 'nogo': ICC = 0.578, 95% CI [0.075, 0.843]).

conclusionsThese findings support the use of N2 amplitude as a biomeasure of executive function in school-aged children with ASD. SIGNIFICANCE: This research addresses a critical gap in clinical neurophysiology, as an understanding of the stability and reliability of the N2 component is needed in order to differentiate variance explained by repeated measurement versus targeted treatments and interventions.

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Evoked PotentialsExecutive FunctionAutism Spectrum DisorderChildElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsReproducibility of ResultsAutismERPExecutive functionN2ReliabilityTest-retest

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PMID31877490
PMCPMC6980746
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