Age-related, multivariate associations between white matter microstructure and behavioral performance in three executive function domains
Anderson J, Calhoun V, Pearlson G, Hawkins K, Stevens M. Age-related, multivariate associations between white matter microstructure and behavioral performance in three executive function domains. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 64: 101318. PMID: 37875033, PMCID: PMC10618425, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive function domainsResponse inhibitionWhite matter microstructureLower response inhibitionStructure-cognition relationshipsEF abilitiesBehavioral performanceCognitive imbalanceNeurocognitive testsFunction domainTest performanceYoung adulthoodFractional anisotropyBrain changesAge 12Young adultsSS performanceWhite matter FA valuesGreater relianceWhite matter changesWhite matter microstructural differencesSubjects ages 12White matter skeletonIndependent componentsMultivariate associationsDevelopmental alterations in the neural oscillatory dynamics underlying attentional reorienting
Picci G, Ott L, Petro N, Casagrande C, Killanin A, Rice D, Coutant A, Arif Y, Embury C, Okelberry H, Johnson H, Springer S, Pulliam H, Wang Y, Calhoun V, Stephen J, Heinrichs-Graham E, Taylor B, Wilson T. Developmental alterations in the neural oscillatory dynamics underlying attentional reorienting. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 63: 101288. PMID: 37567094, PMCID: PMC10432959, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllocation of attentionBrain regionsFlexible allocation of attentionNetwork of brain regionsProtracted developmental coursePrefrontal brain regionsBrain-behavior associationsFronto-parietal networkHigher-order visual regionsNetwork of regionsAge-related improvementsTheta oscillatory activitySignificant oscillatory responsesNeural oscillatory dynamicsAttentional reorientingBehavioral performanceDevelopmental improvementCognitive processesDevelopmental courseHealthy youthTheta oscillationsVisual regionsMagnetoencephalography dataFunction of ageFlexible allocation