Table 3 Regression coefficients (β) reflecting associations between executive function and higher frequency frontal brain activity, with age and nonverbal IQ as covariates.

From: Attentional and electrophysiological associations with executive function ability in young autistic children

BRIEF subscalesa

Frontal EEG relative power

beta β

11–30 Hz

gamma γ

31–70 Hz

Bubbles

Social

Toys

Bubbles

Social

Toys

Inhibition

−0.14

−0.07

−0.13

−0.16*∇

−0.19*∇

−0.12

Shifting

−0.05

−0.03

−0.04

−0.05

−0.07

0.00

Emotional control

−0.11

−0.01

−0.12

−0.05

−0.10

−0.08

Working memory

−0.14

−0.10

−0.20*∇

−0.15

−0.20*∇

−0.06

Planning/Organizing

−0.11

−0.05

−0.21*

−0.07

−0.09

−0.02

Global executive composite

−0.13

−0.06

−0.18*∇

−0.12

−0.17*∇

−0.08

  1. aBRIEF: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function. *p < 0.05 without correction. ∇ Association remained statistically significant after correction for multiple comparisons.
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