Developmental maturation of dynamic causal control signals in higher-order cognition: a neurocognitive network model.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive skills undergo protracted developmental changes resulting in proficiencies that are a hallmark of human cognition. One skill that develops over time is the ability to problem solve, which in turn relies on cognitive control and attention abilities. Here we use a novel multimodal neurocognitive network-based approach combining task-related fMRI, resting-state fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to investigate the maturation of control processes underlying problem solving skills in 7-9 year-old children. Our analysis focused on two key neurocognitive networks implicated in a wide range of cognitive tasks including control: the insula-cingulate salience network, anchored in anterior insula (AI), ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex, and the fronto-pariet

SUBMITTER: Supekar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3271018 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature