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Frontal lobe and cognitive development
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In phylogeny as in ontogeny, the association cortex of the frontal lobe, also known as the prefrontal cortex, is a late-developing region of the neocortex. It is also one of the cortical regions to undergo the greatest expansion in the course of both evolution and individual maturation. In the human adult, the prefrontal cortex constitutes as much as nearly one-third of the totality of the neocortex. The protracted, relatively large, development of the prefrontal cortex is manifest in gross morphology as well as fine structure. In the developing individual, its late maturation is made most apparent by the late myelination of its axonal connections. This and other indices of morphological development of the prefrontal cortex correlate with the development of cognitive functions that neuropsychological studies in animals and humans have ascribed to this cortex. In broad outline, the ventromedial areas of the prefrontal cortex, which with respect to other prefrontal areas develop relatively early, are involved in the expression and control of emotional and instinctual behaviors. On the other hand, the late maturing areas of the lateral prefrontal convexity are principally involved in higher executive functions. The most general executive function of the lateral prefrontal cortex is the temporal organization of goal-directed actions in the domains of behavior, cognition, and language. In all three domains, that global function is supported by a fundamental role of the lateral pre…
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“The PFC, as the seat of our higher-order cognitive functions, continues to develop into adulthood [52, 243].”
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“In mammals, the inferior temporal cortex, along with parts of the STG, posterior parietal cortex, and prefrontal cortex, are high-order association areas, which are also most recent evolutionarily (38, 39).”
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“Adolescent brain maturation is characterized by the emergence of executive function mediated by the prefrontal cortex, e.g., goal planning, inhibition of impulsive behavior and set shifting.”
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“The present results clearly show a profound deficit in white matter maturation in individuals with DS during infancy and adolescence in DFC, a brain region of late myelination which performs a critical role in the organization of behavioral, linguistic, and cognitive functions (Fuster, 2002; Makinodan et al., 2012).”
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“As the frontal lobe and associated cognitive abilities continue to develop into late adolescence (Fuster, 2002), children have a harder time focusing their attention on goal‐relevant cues, shifting flexibly between different goals and inhibiting competing impulses (Diamond, 2013; Fuster, 2002; Luna et al., 2004).”
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“each area is thought to make a distinct contribution to information processing (Cohen et al., 2008; Felleman and Van Essen, 1991; Fuster, 2002; O’Leary and Nakagawa, 2002; Sur and Rubenstein, 2005).”
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- Authors
- Fuster, J. M.
- Venue
- Journal of Neurocytology
- Published
- 2002-03
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 3-5
- Pages
- 373-385
- ISSN
- 0300-4864 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7381
- OpenAlex
- W2166990692
- Semantic Scholar
- 3973cf2de920c91a506ee81790be598eb7314b90
- Cited by
- 916
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- 41
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- FWCI
- 7.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- prefrontal cortex, frontal lobe, cognitive development, cortical maturation, myelination, executive function, temporal integration, working memory, preparatory set, inhibitory control, language development, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, lateral prefrontal cortex, emotional behavior, goal-directed action
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Biological Evolution, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Human Development, Inhibition, Psychological, Learning, Memory, Short-Term, Reaction Time, Prefrontal Cortex
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