Testosterone levels mediate the dynamics of motor oscillatory coding and behavior in developing youth
Killanin A, Taylor B, Embury C, Picci G, Wang Y, Calhoun V, Stephen J, Heinrichs-Graham E, Wilson T. Testosterone levels mediate the dynamics of motor oscillatory coding and behavior in developing youth. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 61: 101257. PMID: 37236034, PMCID: PMC10232658, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor performanceEffects of ageSalivary testosterone samplesMotor sequence taskMultiple mediation modelMovement-related beta activityBeta oscillatory dynamicsMeasures of motor performanceYouth aged 9Complex motor performanceLeft primary motor cortexPubertal transition periodBeta activitySequencing taskTestosterone samplesMediation modelMotor planningMotor regionsTask behaviorPrimary motor cortexDevelopmental changesBehavior indexYoung adulthoodTestosterone levelsAged 9