Topographical functional correlates of interindividual differences in executive functions in young healthy twins.

ABSTRACT: Executive functions (EF) are a set of higher-order cognitive abilities that enable goal-directed behavior by controlling lower-level operations. In the brain, those functions have been traditionally associated with activity in the Frontoparietal Network, but recent neuroimaging studies have challenged this view in favor of more widespread cortical involvement. In the present study, we aimed to explore whether the network that serves as critical hubs at rest, which we term network reliance, differentiate individuals as a function of their level of EF. Furthermore, we investigated whether such differences are driven by genetic as compared to environmental factors. For this purpose, resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data and the behavioral testing of 453 twins from the Color

SUBMITTER: Menardi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8741656 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature