Suvremena psihologija, Vol. 11 No. 1, 2008.
Pregledni rad
The development of executive functions and their neurological correlates
Sanja Šimleša
; Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Maja Cepanec
; Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Sažetak
Executive functions have recently been defined as a series of interrelated processes (planning, temporal organization of behaviour, goal anticipation, initiating activities, monitoring activities, capability to inhibit or postpone the response, response evaluation, cognitive flexibility) needed to ensure a purposeful, goal oriented behaviour. Numerous studies have suggested executive function to be connected with the frontal lobes, i.e. with the prefrontal cerebral cortex. A number of recent developmental studies of executive functions show that executive function processes have their own developmental paths; start developing and mature each at a different time. The paper plans to present different developmental paths of executive function processes and related brain changes throughout the three development periods: (1) early childhood, (2) preschool period, (3) childhood and adolescence into adulthood.
Ključne riječi
executive functions; developmental paths; developmental periods
Hrčak ID:
81398
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2008.
Posjeta: 5.239 *