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At what age is neurodevelopment complete?
a) 1 year
b) 3 years
c) 8 years
d) 14 years
e) 25 years
f) It continues until death
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Answer
Answer e. Based on our current knowledge of central nervous system development, it appears that the prefrontal cortex (responsible for executive functions) continues to develop until the middle of the third decade of life, approximately age 25.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.