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ArticleDevelopmental cognitive neuroscience2024

The development of aperiodic and periodic resting-state power between early childhood and adulthood: New insights from optically pumped magnetometers.

Marlee M Vandewouw, Julie Sato, Kristina Safar, Natalie Rhodes, Margot J Taylor

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Marlee M VandewouwDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Autism Research Centre, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Electronic address: marlee.vandewouw@sickkids.ca.
Julie SatoDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Kristina SafarDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Natalie RhodesDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Margot J TaylorDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

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Abstract

Neurophysiological signals, comprised of both periodic (e.g., oscillatory) and aperiodic (e.g., non-oscillatory) activity, undergo complex developmental changes between childhood and adulthood. With much of the existing literature primarily focused on the periodic features of brain function, our understanding of aperiodic signals is still in its infancy. Here, we are the first to examine age-related changes in periodic (peak frequency and power) and aperiodic (slope and offset) activity using optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs), a new, wearable magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology that is particularly well-suited for studying development. We examined age-related changes in these spectral features in a sample (N=65) of toddlers (1-3 years), children (4-5 years), young adults (20-26 years), and adults (27-38 years). Consistent with the extant literature, we found significant age-related decreases in the aperiodic slope and offset, and changes in peak frequency and power that were frequency-specific; we are the first to show that the effect sizes of these changes also varied across brain regions. This work not only adds to the growing body of work highlighting the advantages of using OPMs, especially for studying development, but also contributes novel information regarding the variation of neurophysiological changes with age across the brain.

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MagnetoencephalographyAdultBrainChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleRestYoung AdultAperiodic activityDevelopmentMagnetoencephalographyOptically pumped magnetometersPeriodic activityPower

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PMCPMC11350249

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