Age-dynamic networks and functional correlation for early white matter myelination.

ABSTRACT: The maturation of the myelinated white matter throughout childhood is a critical developmental process that underlies emerging connectivity and brain function. In response to genetic influences and neuronal activities, myelination helps establish the mature neural networks that support cognitive and behavioral skills. The emergence and refinement of brain networks, traditionally investigated using functional imaging data, can also be interrogated using longitudinal structural imaging data. However, few studies of structural network development throughout infancy and early childhood have been presented, likely owing to the sparse and irregular nature of most longitudinal neuroimaging data, which complicates dynamic analysis. Here, we overcome this limitation and investigate through concurre

SUBMITTER: Dai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6420858 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature