Table 1 Age-related changes in peak amplitude and peak latency of different ERP components in different studies
From: Electrophysiological correlates of selective attention: A lifespan comparison
Study | N1 | P2 | N2 | P3 | N3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Peak amplitude | ||||
[38] | n.s. | Â | n.s. | n.s. | - |
[43] |  |  |  | 8–13 yrs. ↓ | 8–13 yrs. ↓ |
[39] | 7–20 yrs. n.s. | 7–20 yrs. n.s. | 7–20 yrs. n.s. | 7–20 yrs. ↓ | - |
[8] | 8–17 yrs. ↓ | 8–17 yrs. ↑ | 8–17 yrs. ↓ | 8–17 yrs. ↑ | - |
[37] | 5–19 yrs. ↑ | 5–19 yrs. ↑ | 5–19 yrs. ↓ | 5–19 yrs. ↑ | - |
[13] | 6–15 yrs. n.s. 15–76 yrs. ↓ | 6–15 yrs. n.s. 15–76 yrs. ↓ | 6–15 yrs. n.s. 15–76 yrs. ↓ | 6–15 yrs. n.s. 15–76 yrs. ↓ | - |
[10] | 20–89 yrs. ↑ | 20–60 yrs. ↑, 60–89 yrs. ↓ | 20–89 yrs. ↓ only fronto- central | 20–89 yrs. ↓ | - |
[78] | 22.5 vs. 78.6 yrs. n.s. | 22.5 vs. 78.6 yrs. ↑ |  | 22.5 vs. 78.6 yrs. n.s. | 22.5 vs. 78.6 yrs. ↓ |
[11] | 18–90 yrs. ↑ | 18–90 yrs. ↑ | 18–90 yrs. n.s. | 18–90 yrs. ↓ | 18–90 yrs. ↓ |
[14] | 20–79 yrs. n.s. | 20–79 yrs. n.s. | 20–79 yrs. n.s. | 20–79 yrs. ↓ 0.18 mV/year | 20–79 yrs. ↓ 0.05 mV/year |
[79] | 20.3 vs. 66.6 yrs. n.s. | 20.3 vs. 66.6 yrs. ↑ | 20.3 vs. 66.6 yrs. ↓ | 20.3 vs. 66.6 yrs. ↓ |  |
[42] |  |  |  | 21–34 yrs. ↓ 35–64 yrs. ↑ 65–94 yrs. ↓ |  |
| Â | Peak Latency | ||||
[38] | 4–16/17 yrs. ↓, thereafter adult level |  | 4–16/17 yrs. ↓, thereafter adult level | 4–16/17 yrs. ↓, thereafter adult level | - |
[43] |  |  |  | 8–13 yrs. n.s. | - |
[39] | 7–20 yrs. n.s. | 7–20 yrs. n.s. | 7–20 yrs. n.s. | 7–20 yrs. ↓ | - |
[8] | 8–17 yrs. ↓ | 8–17 yrs. n.s. | 8–17 yrs. ↓ | 8–17 yrs ↓ | - |
[37] | 5–19 yrs. ↓ | 5–19 yrs. ↓ | 5–19 yrs. ↓ | 5–19 yrs. ↓ | - |
[13] | 6–76 yrs. ↑ | 15–76 yrs. ↑ 0.7 ms/year | 6–15 yrs. ↓ 12.3 ms/year 16–76 yrs. ↑ 0.8 ms/year | 6–15 yrs. ↓ 18.4 ms/year 16–76 yrs. ↑ 1,8 ms/year | - |
[10] | 20–89 yrs. ↑ only posterior | 20–60 yrs. ↑ only anterior | 20–89 yrs. ↑ | Up to 60 yrs. ↑ | - |
[78] | 22.5 vs. 78.6 yrs. n.s. | 22.5 vs. 78.6 yrs. ↑ |  | 22.5 vs. 78.6 yrs. ↑ | - |
[11] | 18–90 yrs. n.s. | 18–90 yrs. n.s. | 18–90 yrs. ↑ | 18–90 yrs. ↑ | - |
[14] | 20–79 yrs. n.s. | 20–79 yrs. ↑ 0.25 ms/year | 20–79 yrs. ↑ 0.65 ms/year | 20–79 yrs. ↑ 1.36 ms/year | 20–79 yrs. ↑ 0.89 ms/year |
[79] | 20.3 vs. 66.6 yrs. n.s. | 20.3 vs. 66.6 yrs. n.s. | 20.3 vs. 66.6 yrs. ↑ | 20.3 vs. 66.6 yrs. ↑ |  |
[42] |  |  |  | 21–94 yrs. ↑ |  |