Mapping changes in the human cortex throughout the span of life

Neuroscientist

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 372-392

  Sowell, Elizabeth R ^a,b   Thompson, Paul M ^a   Toga, Arthur W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebral cortex; Development; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; CADAVER; CHILDHOOD; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LIFESPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATROPHY; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 3242745826     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858404263960     Document Type: Review

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