Longitudinal development of frontoparietal activity during feedback learning: Contributions of age, performance, working memory and cortical thickness

Highlights • We performed a longitudinal study on feedback learning (N = 208, age 8–27 years).• We tested linear and nonlinear patterns in frontoparietal activity during learning.• DLPFC and parietal cortex showed a late-adolescent peak in activity.• SMA showed a linear increase, and ACC a linear decrease in brain activity with age.• Performance predicted DLPFC and parietal activity, thickness predicted SMA activity.

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