Abstract
Adolescence represents the period of transition from childhood to adulthood and is
characterized by significant changes in brain structure and function. We studied changes
in the functional visual processing in the brain across adolescence. Visual evoked
potentials (VEPs) to three types of pattern reversal checkerboard stimuli were measured
in 90 adolescents (10–18 years) and 10 adults. Across adolescence, the N75 and P100 VEP peaks decreased in
size while the N135 peak increased slightly in size. The latency of VEP peaks showed
no reliable change across adolescence. The results suggest that even very basic visual
sensory function continues to develop throughout adolescence. The results indicate
significant changes in visual parvocellular and magnocellular pathways across adolescence.
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Publication history
Published online: November 21, 2011
Accepted:
October 22,
2011
Received in revised form:
October 13,
2011
Received:
July 11,
2011
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