Developmental changes in cerebral grey and white matter volume from infancy to adulthood

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 481-489

  Groeschel, S ^a,c   Vollmer, B ^a,d   King, M D ^a   Connelly, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain; Development; Gender; MRI; Neuroscience; Paediatrics; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955423260     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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