Population-level encoding of task information is stronger in the adolescent compared to adult frontal cortex

Key Points

• Adolescents exhibit significantly stronger task encoding in the frontal cortex, enhancing cognitive abilities.
• Key neural activity metrics show higher encoding strength in adolescents than in adults during task performance.
• Population-level analysis of neural activity highlights variations in task encoding between ages.
• Findings indicate the importance of adolescence for cognitive development and task-specific processing.