Neurodevelopmental changes in working memory and cognitive control.
Curr Opin Neurobiol
; 17(2): 243-50, 2007 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-17321127
ABSTRACT
One of the most salient ways in which our behavior changes during childhood and adolescence is that we get better at working towards long-term goals, at ignoring irrelevant information that could distract us from our goals, and at controlling our impulses - in other words, we exhibit improvements in cognitive control. Several recent magnetic resonance imaging studies have examined the developmental changes in brain structure and function that underlie improvements in working memory and cognitive control. Increased recruitment of task-relevant regions in the prefrontal cortex, parietal cortex and striatum over the course of development is associated with better performance in a range of cognitive tasks. Further work is needed to assess the role of experience in shaping the neural circuitry that underlies cognitive control.
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Assunto principal:
Encéfalo
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Mapeamento Encefálico
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Cognição
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Memória de Curto Prazo
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Neurobiol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos