Brain structural and activity indices better predict cognitive performance two years later than cognitive measures tied to past learning¶

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q2 i? In participants aged 6 to 20 years, structural maturation and brain activity indices predicted cognitive performance two years later better than cognitive measures closely tied to past learning. → Arsalidou 2016

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Arsalidou 2016¶

Arsalidou, M. & Pascual-Leone, J. (2016). Constructivist developmental theory is needed in developmental neuroscience. npj Science of Learning 1, 16016. https://doi.org/10.1038/npjscilearn.2016.16

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The review reports, citing the study, that predictive regions were associated with the basal ganglia and thalamus rather than typical attentional-network prefrontal and parietal areas. No effect size is printed.

"A study of participants aged 6 to 20 years shows that (compared with cognitive measures closely tied to past learning) the indices of structural maturation and brain activity are better able to predict cognitive performance 2 years later"

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