Navigating Pubertal Goldilocks: The Optimal Pace for Hierarchical Brain Organization
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Abstract Adolescence is a timed process with an onset, tempo, and duration. Nevertheless, the temporal dimension, especially the pace of maturation, remains an insufficiently studied aspect of developmental progression. The primary objective is to estimate the precise influence of pubertal maturational tempo on the configuration of associative brain regions. To this end, the connection between maturational stages and the level of hierarchical organization of large‐scale brain networks in 12‐13‐year‐old females is analyzed. Skeletal maturity is used as a proxy for pubertal progress. The degree of maturity is defined by the difference between bone age and chronological age. To assess the level of hierarchical organization in the brain, the temporal dynamic of closed eye resting state high‐density electroencephalography (EEG) in the alpha frequency range is analyzed. Different levels of hierarchical order are captured by the measured asymmetry in the directionality of information flow between different regions. The calculated EEG‐based entropy production of participant groups is then compared with accelerated, average, and decelerated maturity. Results indicate that an average maturational trajectory optimally aligns with cerebral hierarchical order, and both accelerated and decelerated timelines result in diminished cortical organization. This suggests that a “Goldilocks rule” of brain development is favoring a particular maturational tempo.
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OpenAlex topics: Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Circadian rhythm and melatonin · Stress Responses and Cortisol
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Laboratory for Psychological Research Pázmány Péter Catholic University 1 Mikszáth Square Budapest 1088 Hungary
Semmelweis University Doctoral School Division of Mental Health Sciences 26 Üllői road Budapest 1085 Hungary
Institute of Biology Otto‐von‐Guericke University 44 Leipziger Straße 39120 Magdeburg Germany
Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences Otto‐von‐Guericke University 44 Leipziger Straße 39120 Magdeburg Germany
Center for Brain and Cognition Universitat Pompeu Fabra 25–27 Ramon Trias Fargas Barcelona 08005 Spain
HUN‐REN‐ELTE‐PPKE Adolescent Development Research Group 1 Mikszáth Kálmán Square Budapest 1088 Hungary
Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing Linacre College University of Oxford Wellington Square Oxford OX3 9BX UK
Department of Psychiatry University of Oxford Wellington Square Oxford OX3 7JX UK
Center for Music in the Brain Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Nordre Ringgade 1 Aarhus 8000 Denmark
Department of Information and Communication Technologies Universitat Pompeu Fabra 122–140 Carrer de Tànger Barcelona 08018 Spain
Institució Catalana de la Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) 23 Passeig de Lluís Companys Barcelona 08010 Spain
Institute of Psychology Faculty of Education and Psychology Eötvös Loránd University 25–27 Kazinczy Street Budapest 1075 Hungary
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