Does degree of gyrification underlie the phenotypic and genetic associations between cortical surface area and cognitive ability?

NeuroImage

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-160

  Docherty, Anna R ^a   Hagler, Donald J ^b   Panizzon, Matthew S ^b   Neale, Michael C ^a   Eyler, Lisa T ^b,c   Fennema Notestine, Christine ^b   Franz, Carol E ^b   Jak, Amy ^b,d   Lyons, Michael J ^e   Rinker, Daniel A ^b   Thompson, Wesley K ^b   Tsuang, Ming T ^b,d   Dale, Anders M ^b,f   Kremen, William S ^b,d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive ability; Cortical folding; Gyrification; Heritability; Twin

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOGENESIS; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; TWINS;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOGENESIS; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; TWINS;

EID: 84914115938     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.11.040     Document Type: Article

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