Increased white matter gyral depth in dyslexia: Implications for corticocortical connectivity

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-29

  Casanova, Manuel F ^a,b   El Baz, Ayman S ^c   Giedd, Jay ^d   Rumsey, Judith M ^d   Switala, Andrew E ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b National Institute of Mental Health ^*  (United States)

^c University of Louisville   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Cerebrum; Corpus callosum; Dyslexia; Gyral window

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH RECORDING; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; GYRAL WINDOW; GYRUS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; STRIATE CORTEX; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NERVE NET; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249137696     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0817-1     Document Type: Article

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