Intracortical myelin links with performance variability across the human lifespan: Results from T1- and T2- weighted MRI myelin mapping and diffusion tensor imaging

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 18618-18630

  Grydeland, Håkon ^a   Walhovd, Kristine B ^a   Tamnes, Christian K ^a   Westlye, Lars T ^a,b   Fjell, Anders M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN SHEATH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887841726     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2811-13.2013     Document Type: Article

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