Reshaping the Cortical Connectivity Gradient by Long-Term Cognitive Training During Development.

ABSTRACT: The organization of the brain follows a topological hierarchy that changes dynamically during development. However, it remains unknown whether and how cognitive training administered over multiple years during development can modify this hierarchical topology. By measuring the brain and behavior of school children who had carried out abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training for five years (starting from 7 years to 12 years old) in pre-training and post-training, we revealed the reshaping effect of long-term AMC intervention during development on the brain hierarchical topology. We observed the development-induced emergence of the default network, AMC training-promoted shifting, and regional changes in cortical gradients. Moreover, the training-induced gradient changes were located in

SUBMITTER: Xu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10774512 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature