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16527448

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
Previous work has reported timing delays in motor response selection in children with prenatal exposure to alcohol when the information load involved responding to two stimulus choices. The present study examined whether the delay in response selection extends to conditions in which the information load is increased to four and eight stimulus choices. Twenty children aged between 12 and 17 years with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) were compared to 17 non-alcohol-exposed controls (NC) on a reaction time (RT) task involving 1, 2, 4 or 8 visual stimulus choices. The task demands required the participant to release a response key as fast as possible when the stimulus light electronically paired with the response key was activated. With the number of stimulus choices expressed on a logarithmic scale, there was a significant and linear increase in RT for the FASD children as predicted by information processing theory. Additionally, the increase in RT for the FASD group was comparable to that observed for the NC children at each level of stimulus choice examined. It was concluded that FASD adolescents require additional time to process increasing amount of information, but that the time required for motor response selection is not delayed relative to control group performance.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0892-0362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
278-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Motor response selection in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Motor Control Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA. rsimmons@mail.sdsu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural