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  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Understanding the development of specialized brain networks is crucial for cognitive science.
  • The emergence of functional cortical networks for complex skills like face processing in children is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the developmental trajectory of the core cortical network for face processing.
  • To compare network connectivity and task-dependent modulation across childhood and adulthood.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to measure brain activity.
  • Dynamic causal modeling (DCM) analyzed the connectivity of the face processing network.
  • Participants completed three fMRI tasks involving face identity, expression, and gaze detection.

Main Results:

  • The face processing network shows gradual emergence throughout childhood.
  • Adults exhibited task-dependent modulation of network connectivity, unlike children.
  • These findings were consistent across different age groups and independent of behavioral performance.

Conclusions:

  • The development of the face network involves continuous specialization and fine-tuning.
  • This research provides insights into brain development and cortical specialization in typical and atypical populations.