Anterior and posterior cingulate cortex volume in healthy adults: Effects of aging and gender differences

Brain Research

Volumn 1401, Issue , 2011, Pages 18-29

  Mann, Sarah L ^a   Hazlett, Erin A ^a,b   Byne, William ^a,b   Hof, Patrick R ^a   Buchsbaum, Monte S ^c   Cohen, Barry H ^d   Goldstein, Kim E ^a   Haznedar, M Mehmet ^a,b   Mitsis, Effie M ^a,b   Siever, Larry J ^a,b   Chu, King Wai ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cingulate cortex; Gender differences; Gray matter; Morphometry; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959746257     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 00068993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.05.050     Document Type: Article

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