We are delighted to share our new paper published on Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience! In this work, we outline an intrinsic episodic memory network (iEMN) based on functional connectivity studies, and inspect network differences in resting-state fMRI between adolescents (13–17 years old) and adults (23–27 years old).
We identified an iEMN comprising 14 bilateral regions, distributed across the brain. Within this network, we observed an increase in resting-state connectivity from adolescents to adults between the right temporal pole and two regions in the right lateral prefrontal cortex. The coordination of these brain regions, connecting areas of semantic processing and areas of controlled retrieval, arises as an important feature towards the full maturation of the episodic memory system. The findings add to evidence suggesting that adolescence is a key period in memory development and highlights the role of intrinsic functional connectivity in such development.
Andrade, M.Â., Raposo, A. & Andrade, A. (2024). Exploring the late maturation of an intrinsic episodic memory network: A resting-state fMRI study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 70:101453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101453
