Cognition Without Control
When a Little Frontal Lobe Goes a Long Way
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5793532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon L Thompson-Schill (0000-0002-9750-4306, University of Pennsylvania), Michael Ramscar (0000-0003-1680-1112, Stanford University), Evangelia G Chrysikou (0000-0001-9529-183X, University of Pennsylvania) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 259-263 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Directions in Psychological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-7214 • E-ISSN: 1467-8721 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01648.x |
| PMID | 20401341 |
| PMCID | PMC2855545 |
| OpenAlex | W2002724222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 25 |
The prefrontal cortex is crucial for the ability to regulate thought and control behavior. The development of the human cerebral cortex is characterized by an extended period of maturation during which young children exhibit marked deficits in cognitive control. We contend that prolonged prefrontal immaturity is, on balance, advantageous and that the positive consequences of this developmental trajectory outweigh the negative. Particularly, we argue that cognitive control impedes convention learning, and that delayed prefrontal maturation is a necessary adaptation for human learning of social and linguistic conventions. We conclude with a discussion of recent observations that are relevant to this claim of evolutionary tradeoffs in a wide-range of research areas, including attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder, autism spectrum disorders, creativity, and sleep
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