Brain Changes Accompany Development of Metamemory from Childhood to Adolescence

Andy Fell — July 03, 2017 - 2:43pm

Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us to collect more information to fill the gaps. Psychologists know that this ability is present in elementary school-age children. Now a new study shows how this “metamemory” improves from childhood through adolescence, with accompanying changes in brain structure. The work is published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Brain Changes Accompany Development of Metamemory from Childhood to Adolescence