{"id":9876,"date":"2020-11-14T15:42:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T20:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?p=9876"},"modified":"2022-12-16T14:57:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T19:57:59","slug":"scientists-show-how-brain-flexibility-emerges-in-infants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/scientists-show-how-brain-flexibility-emerges-in-infants\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists show how brain flexibility emerges in infants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9877 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/12\/ScientistsShowHowBrainFlexibilityEmergesInfants-600x393-1-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Brain flexibility\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/12\/ScientistsShowHowBrainFlexibilityEmergesInfants-600x393-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2020\/12\/ScientistsShowHowBrainFlexibilityEmergesInfants-600x393-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Cognitive flexibility, which refers to the brain\u2019s ability to switch between mental processes in response to external stimuli and different task demands, seems to begin developing during the first two years of life, which is much earlier than previously thought.<\/p>\n<p>UNC BRIC researchers led by Weili Lin, PhD, used magnetic resonance imaging techniques to show the emergence of a functional flexible brain during early infancy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2020\/08\/200831165658.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNC BRIC researchers led by Weili Lin, PhD, used magnetic resonance imaging techniques to show the emergence of a functional flexible brain during early 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