tASK 3 article imaging the developing brain

Question 1

Which cortical parts mature first which one last?

Answer 1

Sensory and motor proccess (primary functiions) mature first, followed by temporal and parietal association cortices associated with basic language skills and spatial attention.

Prefrontal and lateral temporal cortices(higher order association areas), that integrate sensorimotor processes and modulate basic attention and language processes mature last.

Question 2

What did crossectional studies concluded?

Answer 2

Gray matter loss during childhood and adolescence reflects proccess of the brain becoming a fully functioning mature one.