PSYC23H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Autism Spectrum, Cognitive Flexibility, Phenylketonuria
Document Summary
Contributions of maternal executive function and caregiving to the development of executive function across early childhood. The prefrontal cortex is intricately linked to, ef, and the development of both the prefrontal cortex and efs are protracted through childhood and early adulthood. Substantial research has revealed that efs are critical to aspects of optimal development. Discussions: negative caregiving behaviors were negatively associated with child ef as well as maternal ef. Furthermore, challenging child behaviors (e. g. noncompliance) associated with children"s autonomy are exhibited increasingly during the first 3 years. Perhaps opportunities for negative (as compared to positive) interactions may be only recently on the 24-monthhorizon, and associations between negative caregiving behaviors and child ef might be less immediately. Stress hormone levels affect synaptic plasticity in pfc neurocircuitry, which is critical for ef. Accordingly, there is evidence that stress hormone levels are related to ef during early childhood.
