Age-related resting-state functional connectivity of the Vigilant Attention network in children and adolescents

The development of Vigilant Attention (VA), the ability to focus and maintain our attention to repetitive and cognitively unchallenging tasks over time, has been investigated for more than a decade. The development of this critical executive function across the lifespan has been characterised by a rapid improvement in VA performance throughout childhood and adolescence, a steady improvement in adulthood and a slow decline in older adulthood.

Citation:
Morandini HAE, Rao P, Hood SD, Zepf FD, Silk TJ, Griffiths KR. Age-related resting-state functional connectivity of the Vigilant Attention network in children and adolescents. Brain Cogn. 2021;154.

Keywords:
Children; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Neurodevelopment; Vigilant Attention

Abstract:
The development of Vigilant Attention (VA), the ability to focus and maintain our attention to repetitive and cognitively unchallenging tasks over time, has been investigated for more than a decade. The development of this critical executive function across the lifespan has been characterised by a rapid improvement in VA performance throughout childhood and adolescence, a steady improvement in adulthood and a slow decline in older adulthood.