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To identify the microstructural tissue mechanisms underlying the apparent reduction of cortical thickness observed on MRI during childhood development.

September 23, 2019Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access

Apparent thinning of human visual cortex during childhood is associated with myelination

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To identify the microstructural tissue mechanisms underlying the apparent reduction of cortical thickness observed on MRI during childhood development.
Applied multiple quantitative neuroimaging methods sensitive to microstructural tissue composition to evaluate gray matter and adjacent white matter in the high-level visual cortex.
Gray matter and adjacent white matter in high-level visual cortex undergo tissue growth directly associated with increased myelination.
Elevated myelin levels modify the magnetic resonance contrast between gray and white matter, altering apparent cortical boundaries and producing an illusion of cortical thinning.

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Neuroimaging study reveals apparent cortical thinning in children reflects increased myelination rather than tissue loss, suggesting altered MRI tissue contrast shifts apparent boundaries.

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Natu et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1aa902e916fa6dd3b8dc4a https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904931116

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Neuroimaging study reveals apparent cortical thinning in children reflects increased myelination rather than tissue loss, suggesting altered MRI tissue contrast shifts apparent boundaries.

Apparent thinning of human visual cortex during childhood is associated with myelination

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Apparent thinning of human visual cortex during childhood is associated with myelination

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