Differences in genetic and environmental influences on the human cerebral cortex associated with development during childhood and adolescence

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-174

  Lenroot, Rhoshel K ^a   Schmitt, James E ^b   Ordaz, Sarah J ^a,c   Wallace, Gregory L ^a   Neale, Michael C ^b   Lerch, Jason P ^d   Kendler, Kenneth S ^b   Evans, Alan C ^e   Giedd, Jay N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Brain; Child; Genetics; Growth and development; Magnetic resonance imaging; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY CORTEX; SIBLING; THICKNESS; TOOL USE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; INTELLIGENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PHENOTYPE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149340253     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20494     Document Type: Article

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