Quantifying cortical development in typically developing toddlers and young children, 1–6 years of age

NeuroImage

Volumn 153, Issue , 2017, Pages 246-261

  Remer, Justin ^a   Croteau Chonka, Elise ^a   Dean, Douglas C ^a   D'Arpino, Sara ^a   Dirks, Holly ^a   Whiley, Dannielle ^a   Deoni, Sean C L ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BRAIN MAPPING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 85017430702     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.04.010     Document Type: Article

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