期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
卷 5, 期 -, 页码 40-50出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2012.12.001
关键词
Development; Cognitive flexibility; fMRI; Brain networks; ICA
资金
- NSERC
The Dimensional Change Card Sort (DCCS) is a standard procedure for assessing executive functioning early in development. In the task, participants switch from sorting cards one way (e.g., by color) to sorting them a different way (e.g., by shape). Traditional accounts associate age-related changes in DCCS performance with circumscribed changes in lateral prefrontal cortex (IPFC) functioning, but evidence of age-related differences in the modulation of IPFC activity by switching is mixed. The current study therefore tested for possible age-related differences in functional connectivity of IPFC with regions that comprise a larger cognitive control network. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data collected from children and adults performing the DCCS were analyzed by means of independent components analysis (ICA). The analysis revealed several important age-related differences in functional connectivity of IPFC. In particular, IPFC was more strongly connected with the anterior cingulate, inferior parietal cortex, and the ventral tegmental area in adults than in children. Theoretical implications are discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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