Cerebro adolescente en la toma de decisiones
Jesús C. Guillén・2 minutes read
The medial prefrontal cortex in the brain shows decreased activity in adults compared to adolescents during social decision-making, indicating a shift in cognitive strategies. Adults make errors about 50% of the time in tasks involving conflicting perspectives, showing a developmental difference in perspective-taking abilities between mid-adolescence and adulthood.
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- The medial prefrontal cortex, crucial for social decision-making, shows decreased activity in adults compared to adolescents, suggesting a shift in cognitive strategies during the transition to adulthood.
- Adults tend to make errors 50% of the time in tasks involving conflicting perspectives, showcasing a developmental gap in perspective-taking abilities between mid-adolescence and adulthood, despite similar rule application development in both age groups.
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Recent questions
How does the medial prefrontal cortex activity change with age?
The medial prefrontal cortex activity decreases as individuals transition into adulthood, showing a shift in cognitive strategies between adolescents and adults.
What is the difference in perspective-taking abilities between adolescents and adults?
Adults make errors about 50% of the time when conflicting perspectives are involved, highlighting a developmental difference in perspective-taking abilities between mid-adolescence and adulthood.
Do both adolescents and adults develop the ability to remember and apply rules similarly?
Both age groups develop the ability to remember and apply rules similarly, but the capacity to consider another's perspective for guiding behavior continues to improve from mid-adolescence into adulthood.
What cognitive skill shows ongoing development from mid-adolescence into adulthood?
The capacity to consider another's perspective for guiding behavior shows ongoing development from mid-adolescence into adulthood, indicating ongoing development in this cognitive skill during late adolescence.
What tasks are used in behavioral studies to assess perspective-taking abilities?
Tasks in behavioral studies involve participants considering another person's perspective, such as moving objects based on a director's instructions, to assess perspective-taking abilities between adolescents and adults.
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Adolescent and Adult Brain Development Perspectives
- Brain scans in a lab show that the medial prefrontal cortex in the brain, particularly active in adolescents during social decision-making, decreases in activity as individuals transition into adulthood, indicating a shift in cognitive strategies between the two age groups.
- Behavioral studies in the lab involve tasks where participants must consider another person's perspective, such as moving objects based on a director's instructions, revealing that adults make errors about 50% of the time when conflicting perspectives are involved, highlighting a developmental difference in perspective-taking abilities between mid-adolescence and adulthood.
- A study tracking errors in tasks with and without a director from childhood to adulthood demonstrates that while the ability to remember and apply rules develops similarly in both age groups, the capacity to consider another's perspective for guiding behavior continues to improve from mid-adolescence into adulthood, indicating ongoing development in this cognitive skill during late adolescence.
