Ricardo Irizarry

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cognitive control functions, does not completely mature until a child reaches young adulthood. We also know that the cortex does not complete its development, particularly in the area of the “social brain” (defined by neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and her colleagues at University College London as including the medial prefrontal cortex, temporal–parietal junction, posterior superior temporal sulcus, and anterior temporal cortex), until young adulthood.
The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World (The MIT Press)
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