Developmental differences in white matter architecture between boys and girls

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 696-710

  Schmithorst, Vincent J ^a   Holland, Scott K ^a   Dardzinski, Bernard J ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age factors; Brain growth and development; Diffusion tensor imaging; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MYELINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 44849138619     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20431     Document Type: Article

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