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A role for synaptic plasticity in the adolescent development of executive function

Adolescent brain maturation is characterized by the emergence of executive function mediated by the prefrontal cortex, e.g., goal planning, inhibition of impulsive behavior and set shifting. Synaptic pruning of excitatory contacts is the signature morphologic event of late brain maturation during ad...

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Autor principal: Selemon, L D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23462989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2013.7