Lateralization of the arcuate fasciculus from childhood to adulthood and its relation to cognitive abilities in children

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3563-3573

  Lebel, Catherine ^a   Beaulieu, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Diffusion tensor imaging; Superior longitudinal fasciculus; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350329002     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20779     Document Type: Article

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