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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

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  • Adolescent cognitive control is crucial for life outcomes.
  • Previous research focused on prefrontal cortex, but recent findings highlight interactions within the cognitive control network (CCN).
  • The default-mode network (DMN) is functionally antagonistic to the CCN and typically deactivates during cognitive tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neural underpinnings of individual differences in adolescent cognitive control.
  • To differentiate between CCN activation, DMN deactivation, and their functional connectivity.
  • To examine the interplay between the CCN and DMN during cognitive control and resting states.

Main Methods:

  • Multilevel functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used.
  • Data were collected from 73 adolescents during a cognitive control task and a resting state.
  • Analysis focused on CCN and DMN dynamics, including activation and functional connectivity.

Main Results:

  • Better cognitive control was linked to reduced CCN activation and task-related functional connectivity involving both CCN and DMN.
  • Functional segregation between core CCN and DMN regions was observed.
  • Task-dependent integration of peripheral nodes into either network was associated with performance.

Conclusions:

  • Individual differences in adolescent cognitive control are not explained by single regions or networks.
  • Cognitive control depends on a dynamic and context-dependent interplay between the CCN and DMN.
  • Network interactions, rather than isolated network function, are key to understanding cognitive control development.