Lifespan Trajectories of Asymmetry in White Matter Tracts.

ABSTRACT: Asymmetry in white matter is believed to give rise to the brain's capacity for specialized processing and is involved in the lateralization of various cognitive processes, such as language and visuo-spatial reasoning. Although studies of white matter asymmetry have been previously documented, they have often been constrained by limited age ranges, sample sizes, or the scope of the tracts and structural features examined. While normative lifespan charts for brain structures are emerging, comprehensive charts detailing white matter asymmetries across numerous pathways and diverse structural measures have been notably absent. This study addresses this gap by leveraging a large-scale dataset of 26,199 typically developing and aging individuals, ranging from 0 to 100 years of age, from 42 prima

SUBMITTER: Kanakaraj P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12621989 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature