White matter development during adolescence as shown by diffusion MRI

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Schmithorst, Vincent J ^a   Yuan, Weihong ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adolescence; Brain development; Cognition; Diffusion MRI; Diffusion tensor MRI; MRI; Neuroimaging; Review; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ANISOTROPY; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN STEM; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; READING; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 72649105098     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.06.005     Document Type: Review

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