Regional cerebellar volume and cognitive function from adolescence to late middle age.

ABSTRACT: Cerebellar morphology and function have been implicated in a variety of developmental disorders, and in healthy aging. Although recent work has sought to characterize the relationships between volume and age in this structure during adolescence, young, and older adulthood, there have been no investigations of regional cerebellar volume from adolescence through late middle age. Middle age in particular has been largely understudied, and investigating this period of the lifespan may be especially important for our understanding of senescence. Understanding regional patterns of cerebellar volume with respect to age during this portion of the lifespan may provide important insight into healthy aging and cognitive function as well as pathology from adolescence into later life. We investigated r

SUBMITTER: Bernard JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4323630 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature