Development of cognitive control and executive functions from 4 to 13 years: Evidence from manipulations of memory, inhibition, and task switching

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2037-2078

  Davidson, Matthew C ^a,b   Amso, Dima ^a   Anderson, Loren Cruess ^c   Diamond, Adele ^d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric switch costs; Children; Development; Frontal lobe; Global and local switch costs; Inhibition; Simon effect; Stimulus response compatibility; Task switching; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; STEADY STATE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33745609502     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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