Load-related brain activation predicts spatial working memory performance in youth aged 9-12 and is associated with executive function at earlier ages

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-9

  Huang, Anna S ^a   Klein, Daniel N ^a   Leung, Hoi Chung ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Default network; fMRI; Fronto parietal network; Neurocognitive development; Preadolescence; Spatial working memory

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; PARIETAL CORTEX; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL MEMORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CINGULATE GYRUS; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84946707209     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2015.10.007     Document Type: Article

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