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The human prefrontal cortex, especially its front part, shows significant changes with cognitive development. This brain region manages complex cognitive functions, even if it doesn't house the core neural networks for them.

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  • Cognitive Science
  • Human Evolution

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  • The prefrontal cortex is crucial for advanced cognitive abilities.
  • Understanding its role in human cognitive development is key.

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  • To investigate the neuroanatomical changes in the prefrontal cortex related to cognitive advancement.
  • To clarify the prefrontal cortex's function in managing high-level cognitive processes.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative neuroanatomical analysis.
  • Cognitive function assessment.

Main Results:

  • The rostral prefrontal cortex exhibits prominent alterations correlating with cognitive competency.
  • Evidence suggests the prefrontal cortex manages, rather than executes, complex cognitive tasks.

Conclusions:

  • The prefrontal cortex plays a vital role in the orchestration of human-specific cognitive functions.
  • Neuroanatomical changes in the prefrontal cortex underpin cognitive development.