Cognitive-regulation across the adolescent years

The human brain undergoes considerable maturational changes during adolescence which have been predicted to influence self-regulatory control. In the current study, developmental trajectories associated with three domains of cognitive regulation; response inhibition, updating of working memory, and...

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Published inJournal of adolescence (London, England.) Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 779 - 781
Main Authors Magar, Emily C.E., Phillips, Louise H, Hosie, Judith A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2010
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Adolescents
Brain
Cognition
Memory
Self Control
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Summary:The human brain undergoes considerable maturational changes during adolescence which have been predicted to influence self-regulatory control. In the current study, developmental trajectories associated with three domains of cognitive regulation; response inhibition, updating of working memory, and mental set-switching, were assessed in a sample of 149 adolescents aged between 11 and 17 years. Findings support the premise that levels of self-regulatory control increase over the course of adolescence but that different aspects of cognitive regulation are likely to mature along differing developmental trajectories. [Copyright Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd.]
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ISSN:0140-1971
DOI:10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.10.002