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Opportunities for Neurodevelopmental Plasticity From Infancy Through Early Adulthood
Author(s) -
Guyer Amanda E.,
PérezEdgar Koraly,
Crone Eveline A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/cdev.13073
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , early childhood , cognitive development , brain development , period (music) , cognition , child development , developmental plasticity , early adulthood , salient , neuroplasticity , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , young adult , plasticity , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics , thermodynamics
Multiple and rapid changes in brain development occur in infancy and early childhood that undergird behavioral development in core domains. The period of adolescence also carries a second influx of growth and change in the brain to support the unique developmental tasks of adolescence. This special section documents two core conclusions from multiple studies. First, evidence for change in brain‐based metrics that underlie cognitive and behavioral functions are not limited to narrow windows in development, but are evident from infancy into early adulthood. Second, the specific evident changes are unique to challenges and goals that are salient for a respective developmental period. These brain‐based changes interface with environmental inputs, whether from the child's broader ecology or at an individual level.