Prefrontal cortex and executive function in young children: A review of NIRS studies

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Moriguchi, Yusuke ^a,b   Hiraki, Kazuo ^b,c  

^a JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developmental disorders; Executive function; NIRS; Prefrontal cortex; Young children

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE SHIFTING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INHIBITORY CONTROL; MENTAL TASK; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROIMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84890813623     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00867     Document Type: Review

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