One of the primary goals of cognitive neuroscience is to understand the interaction between
genes, development and specific experience. A particularly fascinating example of this …

Whereas studies of the past 10 years have shown the executive functions (EFs) in adults to
be differentiated into at least three principal components (working memory, inhibition, and …

Disadvantageous decision making is cited as one of the premier problems in childhood
development, underlying risky behavior and causing adolescents to make poor choices that …

Two neural systems for goal-directed and stimulus-driven attention have been described in
the adult human brain; the dorsal attention network (DAN) centered in the frontal eye fields …

Aims: Adolescence is usually the time when individuals first drink alcohol and this has been
associated with relatively weak or immature inhibitory control. This review examines the …

This review summarizes functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research done over
the past decade that examined changes in the function and organization of brain networks …

Infancy and early childhood are periods of rapid brain development, during which brain
structure and function mature alongside evolving cognitive ability. An important …

Background The brain undergoes major remodeling during adolescence, resulting in
improved cognitive control and decision-making and reduced impulsivity, components of …

Magnetic resonance (MR) techniques provide opportunities to non-invasively characterize
neurobiological milestones of adolescent brain development. Juxtaposed to the critical …

While adolescent alcohol consumption has been asserted to adversely alter brain
development, research in human adolescents has not yet provided us with sufficient …