Thalamocortical connectivity in healthy children: Asymmetries and robust developmental changes between ages 8 and 17 years

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 962-969

  Alkonyi, B ^a,b   Juhász, Csaba ^a,b   Muzik, O ^a,b   Behen, M E ^a,b   Jeong, J W ^a,b   Chugani, H T ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATURATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; THALAMUS;

EID: 79956089949     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2417     Document Type: Article

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