Long-term test-retest reliability of event-related potentials in normals and alcoholics

1992 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 992-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajita Sinha ◽  
Nancy Bernardy ◽  
O.A. Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

scholarly journals Looking for consistency in an uncertain world: test-retest reliability of neurophysiological and behavioral readouts in autism

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomit Beker ◽  
John J. Foxe ◽  
John Venticinque ◽  
Juliana Bates ◽  
Elizabeth M. Ridgeway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Auditory Target ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Electrical Brain Activity ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with altered sensory processing and perception. Scalp recordings of electrical brain activity time-locked to sensory events (event-related potentials; ERPs) provide precise information on the time-course of related altered neural activity, and can be used to model the cortical loci of the underlying neural networks. Establishing the test-retest reliability of these sensory brain responses in ASD is critical to their use as biomarkers of neural dysfunction in this population. Methods EEG and behavioral data were acquired from 33 children diagnosed with ASD aged 6–9.4 years old, while they performed a child-friendly task at two different time-points, separated by an average of 5.2 months. In two blocked conditions, participants responded to the occurrence of an auditory target that was either preceded or not by repeating visual stimuli. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to assess test-retest reliability of measures of sensory (auditory and visual) ERPs and performance, for the two experimental conditions. To assess the degree of reliability of the variability of responses within individuals, this analysis was performed on the variance of the measurements, in addition to their means. This yielded a total of 24 measures for which ICCs were calculated. Results The data yielded significant good ICC values for 10 of the 24 measurements. These spanned across behavioral and ERPs data, experimental conditions, and mean as well as variance measures. Measures of the visual evoked responses accounted for a disproportionately large number of the significant ICCs; follow-up analyses suggested that the contribution of a greater number of trials to the visual compared to the auditory ERP partially accounted for this. Conclusions This analysis reveals that sensory ERPs and related behavior can be highly reliable across multiple measurement time-points in ASD. The data further suggest that the inter-trial and inter-participant variability reported in the ASD literature likely represents replicable individual participant neural processing differences. The stability of these neuronal readouts supports their use as biomarkers in clinical and translational studies on ASD. Given the minimum interval between test/retest sessions across our cohort, we also conclude that for the tested age-range of ~ 6 to 9.4 years, these reliability measures are valid for at least a 3-month interval. Limitations related to EEG task demands and study length in the context of a clinical trial are considered.

scholarly journals Test-retest reliability of infant event related potentials evoked by faces

2019 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 20-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.M. Munsters ◽  
H. van Ravenswaaij ◽  
C. van den Boomen ◽  
C. Kemner
Keyword(s):  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Test-Retest Reliability of Event-Related Potentials Across Three Tasks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Morand-Beaulieu ◽  
Marie-Ange Perrault ◽  
Marc E. Lavoie
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Stimulus Response ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Neural Underpinnings ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract. Event-related potentials (ERPs) constitute a useful and cost-effective method to assess the neural underpinnings of multiple cognitive processes. ERPs have been used to track changes in cognitive processes in longitudinal and clinical studies. However, few studies have assessed their test-retest reliability (i.e., their consistency across time). Therefore, in the current study, we aimed to assess the test-retest reliability of ERPs (P100, N100, P200, N200, P3b, lateralized readiness potentials) across three tasks. In two assessments separated by approximately 4 months, ERPs were recorded in 26 healthy participants, during two oddball tasks (motor and counting) and a stimulus-response compatibility paradigm. Pearson’s correlations and intraclass correlations were used to assess the test-retest reliability of ERPs. Correlations between ERPs elicited by the three tasks were assessed with Pearson’s correlations. Our analyses revealed moderate to very strong test-retest reliability for most ERP components across the three tasks. Test-retest reliability did not differ between the motor and counting oddball tasks. Most ERPs were also correlated across paradigms. Therefore, these results confirm that ERPs have the potential to be reliable markers to serve as robust assessment tools in longitudinal or clinical studies.

scholarly journals Using Generalizability Theory and the ERP Reliability Analysis (ERA) Toolbox for Assessing Test-Retest Reliability of ERP Scores Part 2: Application to Food-Based Tasks and Stimuli

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaylie Amanda Carbine ◽  
Peter E Clayson ◽  
Scott Baldwin ◽  
James D LeCheminant ◽  
Michael J. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Generalizability Theory ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Low Calorie ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Adequate Internal Consistency ◽  
High Calorie

The current paper is a companion paper to Clayson et al. (current issue) that applied generalizability theory formulas and the ERP Reliability Analysis (ERA) Toolbox to a dataset of event-related potentials (ERPs) assessing food-related cognition. If an ERP score is to reflect a trait-like characteristic or indicate if an intervention had an effect over time, adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability of that ERP score across multiple testing sessions must be established. Although ERPs in response to food cues have been related to eating behaviors or assessed during health interventions, the reliability of food-related ERPs generally has not been tested. Within the generalizability theory framework, we assessed the stability (cf., test-retest reliability) and equivalence (cf., internal consistency) of four commonly used food-related ERPs: late positive potential (LPP), centro-parietal P3, N2, and fronto-central P3. 132 participants (92 female) completed two testing sessions held two weeks apart, and participants completed a passive food viewing task, a high-calorie go/no-go task, and a low-calorie go/no-go task in a counterbalanced fashion. Coefficients of equivalence for all ERPs were excellent (> .96). Coefficients of stability were moderate to low, with N2 scores on the low-calorie go/no-go task showing the highest test-retest reliability (> .65) and fronto-central P3 scores on the high-calorie go/no-go task showing the lowest (.48). Results suggest ERP scores from the current dataset have adequate internal consistency to examine individual differences, but their test-retest reliability is limited. Reliability of these ERPs may be improved with changes in task stimuli, task instructions, and study procedures.

scholarly journals Looking for Consistency in an Uncertain World: Test-Retest Reliability of Neurophysiological and Behavioral Readouts in Autism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomit Beker ◽  
John J. Foxe ◽  
John Venticinque ◽  
Juliana Bates ◽  
Elizabeth M. Ridgeway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Auditory Target ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Electrical Brain Activity ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract BackgroundAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with altered sensory processing and perception. Scalp recordings of electrical brain activity time-locked to sensory events (event-related potentials; ERPs) provide precise information on the time-course of related altered neural activity, and can be used to model the cortical loci of the underlying neural networks. Establishing the test-retest reliability of these sensory brain responses in ASD is critical to their use as biomarkers of neural dysfunction in this population. MethodsEEG and behavioral data were acquired from 33 children diagnosed with ASD aged 6-9.4 years old, while they performed a child friendly task at two different time-points, separated by an average of 5.2 months. In two blocked conditions, participants responded to the occurrence of an auditory target that was either preceded or not by repeating visual stimuli. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to assess test-retest reliability of measures of sensory (auditory and visual) ERPs and performance, for the two experimental conditions. To assess the degree of reliability of the variability of responses within individuals, this analysis was performed on the variance of the measurements, in addition to their means. In total, this yielded a total of 25 measures for which ICCs were calculated. ResultsThe data yielded significant good-to-excellent ICCs for 15 of the 25 measurements. These spanned across behavioral and ERPs data, experimental conditions, and mean as well as variance measures. Measures of the visual evoked responses accounted for a disproportionately large number of the significant ICCs. ConclusionsThis analysis reveals that sensory ERPs and related behavior can be highly reliable across multiple measurement time-points in ASD. The data further suggest that the inter-trial and inter-participant variability reported in the ASD literature likely often represents replicable individual participant neural processing differences. The stability of these neuronal readouts supports their use as biomarkers in clinical and translational studies on ASD. Given the minimum interval between test/retest sessions across our cohort, we also conclude that for the tested age-range of ~6 to 9.4 years these reliability measures are valid for at least a 3-month interval.

The TAPS Project. 9: The Reliability of the Patient Attitude Questionnaire

1993 ◽  
Vol 162 (S19) ◽  
pp. 25-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Thornicroft ◽  
Christopher Gooch ◽  
Catherine O'Driscoll ◽  
Sawsan Reda
Keyword(s):  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Kappa Coefficient ◽  
Attitudinal Change ◽  
Attitude Questionnaire ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Patient Attitude ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The development of the hospital and community versions of the Patient Attitude Questionnaire is described. The instrument rates the attitudes of psychiatric patients towards their treatment settings and staff, and is framed specifically to assess attitudinal change during the transfer of patients from hospital. For the items rated using the kappa coefficient of agreement, the mean test-retest reliability value was 0.51, and the average inter-rater value was 0.82. This study shows that long-term psychiatric patients are able to give clear and consistent views about their living arrangements - views that should be sought and respected by staff.

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