The developmental cognitive neuroscience of functional connectivity
1Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital, 200 Retreat Avenue, Whitehall Building, Hartford, CT 06106, USA. msteven@harthosp.org
Brain and Cognition
|February 3, 2009
Summary
This review explores how brain network functional integration develops in youth. Understanding these changes is key to cognitive control and development, offering insights into typical and atypical brain development.
Area of Science:
- Developmental cognitive neuroscience
- Neuroimaging
- Systems neuroscience
Background:
- Functional connectivity analysis has surged due to accessible tools.
- Few studies apply these methods to developmental cognitive neuroscience.
- Brain functional integration is crucial for cognition and behavioral control.
Purpose of the Study:
- Summarize concepts, methods, and findings in functional integration neuroimaging.
- Discuss key questions in developmental cognitive neuroscience.
- Integrate developmental theories with neuroimaging research.
Main Methods:
- Review of functional and effective connectivity analysis techniques.
- Conceptual review merging developmental theories and neuroimaging.
- Analysis of brain network functional integration.
Main Results:
- Functional and effective connectivity methods can advance understanding of cognitive development.
- Changes in neural network 'wiring' promote cognitive control.
- Adolescent executive cognitive maturation relates to brain network functional integration.
Conclusions:
- Functional integration research is vital for understanding cognitive development.
- Neuroimaging techniques offer insights into neural substrates of cognitive maturation.
- Further research can elucidate the relationship between brain network changes and cognitive development.
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