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Abstract:
Abstract: Despite the significant gains in the fields of
pediatric neuroimaging and developmental neurobiology, surprisingly
little is known about the developing human brain. This is
particularly the case during childhood - a time when significant
leaps in social and cognitive learning take place. In part, this is
due to low mortality rates across this age range in addition to the
rare occurrence of autopsies on this population. Nonetheless,
pioneering work in both developmental neurobiology and pediatric
brain imaging has begun to paint a picture of how the developing
human brain unfolds throughout childhood. This presentation will
focus on recent functional magnetic resonance imaging studies with
emphasis on prefrontal circuitry and the development of memory and
inhibitory functions important in cognitive and social
learning.
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