Effect of childhood maltreatment on cognitive flexibility of executive function: A review
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2017.03.012
- VernacularTitle:童年期虐待对执行功能认知灵活性的影响(综述)
- Author:
Pai WANG
;
Aishu LIU
- Keywords:
childhood maltreatment;
executive function;
cognitive flexibility;
reactive flexibility;
spontaneous flexibility;
review
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2017;31(3):241-246
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Cognitive flexibility is a kind of ability to convert mental representation,including reactive flexibility and spontaneous flexibility,and as the vital components of executive function.The experience of the childhood maltreatment may damage both reactive flexibility and spontaneous flexibility and result in cognitive flexibility dysfunction.Prefrontal cortex is the main brain regions of cognitive flexibility,childhood maltreatment experience through injuring the growth of frontal lobe leading to the cognitive flexibility dysfunction.Future research could combine the method of behavioral test and brain damage measurement,to carry on minute research on the two components of cognitive flexibility and brain mechanisms at the same time.
