Global versus controlled functioning throughout the stages of development. Special Issue Application of Mathematical Modelling and Symmetry in Neuroscience

GARCIA CONI, ANA; CANET JURIC, LORENA; NAVARRO, ESPERANZA; RICHARD'S, MARÍA M; STELZER, FLORENCIA; ANDRÉS, MA. LAURA; INTROZZI, ISABEL; AYDMUNE, YESICA; ZAMORA, ELIANA; LÓPEZ RAMÓN, MA. FERNANDA

Symmetry

MDPI, St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland

Lugar: Basel; Año: 2020 vol. 12

2073-8994

Special issue: Application of Mathematical Modelling and Symmetry in Neuroscience. According to the All or None Hypothesis (Diamond, 2009), the cognitive system can operate in a global manner that is not very discriminate or in a more discriminate mode that demands greater precision, control and cognitive effort. There are 5 corollaries to this hypothesis that describe in an operative way the conditions under which the controlled mode of functioning in the cognitive domain can be activated and thus tested. Given the impact this theory has generated and the absence of studies analyzing the corollaries in a collective and systematic way at different stages of development, this study was proposed, first of all, to test three of these corollaries in children, adolescents and adults and, secondly, to analyze the changes in the controlled mode of functioning during these three stages of development. To this end, the Fingers Task, a modified version of Arrows Task, was administered to a sample of 123 participants (43 children, 44 adolescents and 36 adults). In general, the results verify the corollaries and identify the changes that the controlled mode of functioning experiences at different stages of development.