2019/07/30 by Finnegan J. Calabro, Finnegan J Calabro, Vishnu P. Murty +6 · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Cognitive Abilities and Testing #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/cercor/bhz186
openalex publication_date 2019/07/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Significant improvements in cognitive control occur from childhood through adolescence, supported by the maturation of prefrontal systems. However, less is known about the neural basis of refinements in cognitive control proceeding from adolescence to adulthood. Accumulating evidence indicates that integration between hippocampus (HPC) and prefrontal cortex (PFC) supports flexible cognition and has a protracted neural maturation. Using a longitudinal design (487 scans), we characterized developmental changes from 8 to 32 years of age in HPC-PFC functional connectivity at rest and its associations with cognitive development. Results indicated significant increases in functional connectivity between HPC and ventromedial PFC (vmPFC), but not dorsolateral PFC. Importantly, HPC-vmPFC connectivity exclusively predicted performance on the Stockings of Cambridge task, which probes problem solving and future planning. These data provide evidence that maturation of high-level cognition into adulthood is supported by increased functional integration across the HPC and vmPFC through adolescence.