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MATURATION OF HUMAN CEREBRUM OBSERVED IN VIVO DURING ADOLESCENCE

JERNIGAN, TERRY L., TRAUNER, DORIS A., HESSELINK, JOHN R., TALLAL, PAULA A.·1991·Brain

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In the present study using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), age changes in the morphology of the cerebral cortex, greatest in the frontal and parietal convexities, were observed during adolescence. Results suggest that increases in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the sulci of these cortical regions accompany grey matter decreases. Smaller reductions in volume are also observed in subcortical grey matter nuclei. These apparent grey matter volume reductions presumably reflect processes of late brain maturation. The changes may be related to decreasing neural plasticity.

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  • Prior imaging studies show regional nonlinear changes in gray matter density during childhood and adolescence with prepubertal increase followed by postpubertal loss.

    “Prior imaging studies show regional nonlinear changes in gray matter (GM) density during childhood and adolescence with prepubertal increase followed by postpubertal loss (11–14).”

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    The Summary (p. 2) reports regionally concentrated gray-matter decreases during adolescence, particularly in the frontal and parietal cortex. It does not report a prepubertal increase followed by postpubertal loss or establish a nonlinear trajectory; the measures described are of gray-matter volume, not density. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Changing cortical volumes over the adolescent age range are most prominent in the frontal and parietal lobes.

    “Interestingly, changing cortical volumes over this age range are most prominent in the frontal and parietal lobes.8, 58, 59”

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Authors
JERNIGAN, T. L., TRAUNER, D. A., HESSELINK, J. R., & TALLAL, P. A.
Affiliations
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author
JERNIGAN, TERRY L.
Venue
Brain
Published
1991
Volume
114
Issue
5
Pages
2037-2049
ISSN
  • 0006-8950 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2156
OpenAlex
W2058252306
Cited by
444
References
27
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Brain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • University of California, San Diego
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS22343)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Keywords
brain maturation, adolescence, cerebral cortex morphology, cerebrospinal fluid, gray matter loss, neuroplasticity, frontal cortex, parietal cortex
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aging, Brain, Child, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male

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