The ontogeny of the human connectome: Development and dynamic changes of brain connectivity across the life span

Neuroscientist

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 616-628

  Collin, Guusje ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Martijn P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

brain network; connectome; development; functional connectivity; neurodevelopment; structural connectivity

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILDHOOD; CONNECTOME; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER; ONTOGENY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

BRAIN NETWORK; CONNECTOME; DEVELOPMENT; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; NEURODEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL CONNECTIVITY;

AGING; BRAIN; CONNECTOME; HUMANS; NERVE NET;

EID: 84887474242     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858413503712     Document Type: Article

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