Contribution of Neuroimaging Studies to Understanding Development of Human Cognitive Brain Functions
Humans experience significant physical and mental changes from birth to adulthood, and a variety of perceptual, cognitive, and motor functions mature over the course of approximately 20 years following birth. To deeply understand such developmental processes, merely studying behavioral changes is no...
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| description | Humans experience significant physical and mental changes from birth to adulthood, and a variety of perceptual, cognitive, and motor functions mature over the course of approximately 20 years following birth. To deeply understand such developmental processes, merely studying behavioral changes is not sufficient; simultaneous investigation of the development of the brain may lead us to more comprehensive understanding. Recent advances in noninvasive neuroimaging technologies largely contribute to this understanding. Here, it is very important to consider the development of the brain from the perspectives of structure and function because both structure and function of the human brain mature slowly. In this review, we first discuss the process of structural brain development, i.e., how the structure of the brain, which is crucial when discussing functional brain development, changes with age. Second, we introduce some representative studies and the latest studies related to the functional development of the brain, particularly for visual, facial recognition, and social cognition functions, all of which are important for humans. Finally, we summarize how brain science can contribute to developmental study and discuss the challenges that neuroimaging should address in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb0fb326e33649f8a584ddd8c0c9eaae2022-12-21T20:48:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612016-09-011010.3389/fnhum.2016.00464198590Contribution of Neuroimaging Studies to Understanding Development of Human Cognitive Brain FunctionsTomoyo Morita0Tomoyo Morita1Minoru Asada2Eiichi Naito3Eiichi Naito4Osaka UniversityCenter for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyOsaka UniversityCenter for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyOsaka UniversityHumans experience significant physical and mental changes from birth to adulthood, and a variety of perceptual, cognitive, and motor functions mature over the course of approximately 20 years following birth. To deeply understand such developmental processes, merely studying behavioral changes is not sufficient; simultaneous investigation of the development of the brain may lead us to more comprehensive understanding. Recent advances in noninvasive neuroimaging technologies largely contribute to this understanding. Here, it is very important to consider the development of the brain from the perspectives of structure and function because both structure and function of the human brain mature slowly. In this review, we first discuss the process of structural brain development, i.e., how the structure of the brain, which is crucial when discussing functional brain development, changes with age. Second, we introduce some representative studies and the latest studies related to the functional development of the brain, particularly for visual, facial recognition, and social cognition functions, all of which are important for humans. Finally, we summarize how brain science can contribute to developmental study and discuss the challenges that neuroimaging should address in the future.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00464/fullNeuroimagingdevelopmentfMRIhuman brainsocial cognitionStructure |
| spellingShingle | Tomoyo Morita Tomoyo Morita Minoru Asada Eiichi Naito Eiichi Naito Contribution of Neuroimaging Studies to Understanding Development of Human Cognitive Brain Functions Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Neuroimaging development fMRI human brain social cognition Structure |
| title | Contribution of Neuroimaging Studies to Understanding Development of Human Cognitive Brain Functions |
| title_full | Contribution of Neuroimaging Studies to Understanding Development of Human Cognitive Brain Functions |
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| title_short | Contribution of Neuroimaging Studies to Understanding Development of Human Cognitive Brain Functions |
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