Task-related functional neuroimaging contribution to sex/gender differences in cognition and emotion during development.
J Neurosci Res
; 101(5): 575-603, 2023 05.
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ABSTRACT
Recent research has shown that sex/gender (s/g) influences on cognitive functions and related brain anatomy, functional responses, and connectivity are less clear than previously assumed, and most studies investigated adult population. In this mini-review, we summarize research progress in the study of s/g differences in the human brain function as investigated by neuroimaging methods adopting a developmental perspective. In particular, we review original studies published from 2000 to 2021 investigating s/g differences in task-related brain functional activation and connectivity in healthy children and adolescents. We summarize results about studies in the domains of language, visuospatial ability, social cognition, and executive functions. Overall, a clear relation between cognition and brain activation or connectivity pattern is far from being established and the few coherent results should be considered exploratory, despite in some cases, brain function seems to present specific patterns in comparison with what reported in adults. Moreover, future studies should address methodological limitations, such as fragmentation of tasks, lack of control for confounding variables, and lack of longitudinal designs to study developmental trajectories.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Cognición
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neurosci Res
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia