Training the developing brain: A neurocognitive perspective

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MARCH 2012, 2012, Pages 1-29

  Jolles, Dietsje D ^a   Crone, Eveline A ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain maturation; Cognitive control; Development; Executive functions; Neuroimaging; Plasticity; Training

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE TRAINING; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMODULATION; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84859085944     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00076     Document Type: Review

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