The so-called resting state, in which participants lie quietly with no particular inputs or
outputs, represented a paradigm shift from conventional task-based studies in human …

Highlights•Different forms of cognitive flexibility show dissociable developmental
trajectories.•An adolescent-specific mode of flexibility scaffolds adult-like cognitive …

Network control theory is increasingly used to profile the brain's energy landscape via
simulations of neural dynamics. This approach estimates the control energy required to …

Changes in cognition, affect, and brain function combine to promote a shift in the nature of
mentation in older adulthood, favoring exploitation of prior knowledge over exploratory …

Cognitive flexibility, or the ability to mentally switch between tasks according to changing
environmental demands, supports optimal life outcomes, making it an important executive …

The default mode network (DMN) is a workspace for convergence of internal and external
information. The frontal parietal network (FPN) is indispensable to executive functioning. Yet …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common
neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, and is often characterized by altered executive …

Highlights•Cognitive flexibility increases in childhood and declines in aging.•Transient
control underlying switch costs shows little change across the lifespan.•Sustained control …

The capacity for inhibitory control is an important cognitive process that undergoes dynamic
changes over the course of the lifespan. Robust characterization of this trajectory …

Recent work identified single time points (“events”) of high regional cofluctuation in
functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) which contain more large-scale brain …