Development of lateral pulvinar resting state functional connectivity and its role in attention.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The lateral pulvinar nucleus (LPN) has a well-established role in visual attention. Oscillatory activity of the LPN is critical for cortico-cortical communication within and among occipital and temporal visual processing regions. However, the functional development of the LPN and its role in attention deficits is not understood. This study examined the development of thalamic functional connectivity and its relation to attention abilities.

Method

Resting state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging images from 950 participants (ages 8-21) in the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort (PNC) were used to examine age effects. Follow-up General Linear Models were performed to examine brain-behavior effects with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptom rat

SUBMITTER: Huang AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8204675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature