Credit: Image courtesy Julian Wong (independent artist) and Noa Ofen (McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT)
Subsequent memory activation in children, adolescents, and young adults: Activation in Medial Temporal Lobe (MTL, lower brain scan) remains constant while activation in Prefrontal Cortex (PFC, upper brain scan) increases from childhood to adulthood when successfully memorizing pictures with rich detail.