Neuropsychobiology

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Challenges in the Detection of Working Memory and Attention Decrements among Overweight Adolescent Girls

Bauer L.O. · Manning K.J.

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Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn., USA

Keywords: OverweightObesityWorking memoryAttentionElectroencephalographyPsychopathology

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Neuropsychobiology 2016;73:43-51
https://doi.org/10.1159/000442670

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Article / Publication Details

First-Page Preview
Abstract of Original Paper

Received: May 07, 2015
Accepted: November 18, 2015
Published online: January 27, 2016
Issue release date: March 2016

Number of Print Pages: 9
Number of Figures: 2
Number of Tables: 4

ISSN: 0302-282X (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0224 (Online)

For additional information: https://www.karger.com/NPS

Abstract

Background: The present study is unique in employing unusually difficult attention and working memory tasks to reveal subtle cognitive decrements among overweight/obese adolescents. It evaluated novel measures of background electroencephalographic (EEG) activity during one of the tasks and tested correlations of these and other measures with psychological and psychiatric predictors of obesity maintenance or progression. Methods: Working memory and sustained attention tasks were presented to 158 female adolescents who were rated on dichotomous (body mass index percentile <85 vs. ≥85) and continuous (triceps skinfold thickness) measures of adiposity. Results: The results revealed a significant association between excess adiposity and performance errors during the working memory task. During the sustained attention task, overweight/obese adolescents exhibited more EEG frontal beta power as well as greater intraindividual variability in reaction time and beta power across task periods than their normal-weight peers. Secondary analyses showed that frontal beta power during the sustained attention task was positively correlated with anxiety, panic, borderline personality features, drug abuse, and loss of control over food intake. Conclusions: The findings suggest that working memory and sustained attention decrements do exist among overweight/obese adolescent girls. The reliable detection of the decrements may depend on the difficulty of the tasks as well as the manner in which performance and brain activity are measured. Future studies should examine the relevance of these decrements to dietary education efforts and treatment response.

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Article / Publication Details

First-Page Preview
Abstract of Original Paper

Received: May 07, 2015
Accepted: November 18, 2015
Published online: January 27, 2016
Issue release date: March 2016

Number of Print Pages: 9
Number of Figures: 2
Number of Tables: 4

ISSN: 0302-282X (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0224 (Online)

For additional information: https://www.karger.com/NPS

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