Neurodevelopmental changes in working memory and cognitive control

被引:273
作者
Bunge, Silvia A. [1 ]
Wright, Samantha B.
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Psychol, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Helen Wills Neurosci Inst, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
[3] Univ Calif Davis, Ctr Mind Brain, Davis, CA 95618 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/j.conb.2007.02.005
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
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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页码:243 / 250
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