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SUBMITTER: Moriguchi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6987577 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moriguchi Yusuke Y Hiraki Kazuo K
Developmental cognitive neuroscience 20110106 2
This is a longitudinal study on development of prefrontal function in young children. Prefrontal areas have been observed to develop dramatically during early childhood. To elucidate this development, we gave children cognitive shifting tasks related to prefrontal function at 3 years of age (Time 1) and 4 years of age (Time 2). We then monitored developmental changes in behavioral performance and examined prefrontal activation using near infrared spectroscopy. We found that children showed bette ...[more]