The functional brain networks that underlie visual working memory in the first two years of life

Lourdes Delgado Reyes, Sobanawartiny Wijeakumar, Vincent A. Magnotta, Samuel H. Forbes, John P. Spencer

Abstract: Highlights•A distributed brain network underlies functional changes in VWM in infancy and toddlerhood.•This network shows robust engagement of similar brain regions identified in fMRI studies with adults as early as four months.•Working memory related activation was centered on bilateral anterior intraparietal sulcus, left temporoparietal junction, and left ventral occipital complex•Visual exploratory measures were associated with activation in right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, bilateral anterior intraparietal sulcus, and left temporoparietal junction.