Department of Developmental Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Department of Developmental Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2017 Mar;21(3):205-215. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.01.003. Epub 2017 Jan 31.
Since the discovery that patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) show similar deficits in cognitive control as young children, the PFC model of cognitive control development has been a popular description of how cognitive control emerges over time. In this review, we show that not only do many studies support this model, but also that more specific models of PFC development can be formulated, according to the functional roles of subregions and by taking into account the distinctions within ventral-dorsal and lateral-medial PFC. We also reveal that the functional development of dorsolateral PFC supports the development of deliberative processes, whereas that of the medial PFC supports the development of internalized decisions. These new conceptualizations may provide better descriptions of the complexity of cognitive control development.
自发现前额皮质（PFC）损伤的患者在认知控制方面表现出与幼儿相似的缺陷以来，PFC 认知控制发展模型一直是描述认知控制随时间如何出现的一种流行描述。在这篇综述中，我们表明，不仅许多研究支持该模型，而且还可以根据子区域的功能角色以及考虑腹侧-背侧和外侧-内侧 PFC 内的区别来制定更具体的 PFC 发育模型。我们还揭示了背外侧 PFC 的功能发展支持深思熟虑过程的发展，而内侧 PFC 的功能发展则支持内化决策的发展。这些新的概念化可能为认知控制发展的复杂性提供更好的描述。
