Sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regions
The striatum is an important subcortical structure with extensive connections to other regions of the brain. These connections are believed to play important roles in behaviors such as reward-related processes and impulse control, which show significant sex differences. However, little is known abou...
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author | XUEMEI LEI Zhuo Han Chuansheng Chen Lu Bai Gui Xue Qi Dong |
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description | The striatum is an important subcortical structure with extensive connections to other regions of the brain. These connections are believed to play important roles in behaviors such as reward-related processes and impulse control, which show significant sex differences. However, little is known about sex differences in the striatum-projected fiber connectivity. The current study examined sex differences between 50 Chinese males and 79 Chinese females in their fiber connections between the striatum and nine selected cortical and subcortical regions. Despite overall similarities, males showed stronger fiber connections between the left caudate and rostral cingulate cortex, between the right putamen and the lateral orbitofrontal cortex, between the bilateral putamen and the ventro-lateral prefrontal cortex, and between the right caudate and the ventro-lateral prefrontal cortex, whereas females showed stronger fiber connections between the right putamen and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, between bilateral caudate and hippocampus, and between the left putamen and hippocampus. These findings help us to understand sex differences in the striatum-projected fiber connections and their implications for sex differences in behaviors. |
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spelling | doaj.art-fb451351afde46d3bafa3cc49ce21dd42022-12-21T23:15:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience1662-51882016-09-011010.3389/fncom.2016.00100206851Sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regionsXUEMEI LEI0Zhuo Han1Chuansheng Chen2Lu Bai3Gui Xue4Qi Dong5Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing Normal UniversityUniversity of California, IrvineBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing Normal UniversityThe striatum is an important subcortical structure with extensive connections to other regions of the brain. These connections are believed to play important roles in behaviors such as reward-related processes and impulse control, which show significant sex differences. However, little is known about sex differences in the striatum-projected fiber connectivity. The current study examined sex differences between 50 Chinese males and 79 Chinese females in their fiber connections between the striatum and nine selected cortical and subcortical regions. Despite overall similarities, males showed stronger fiber connections between the left caudate and rostral cingulate cortex, between the right putamen and the lateral orbitofrontal cortex, between the bilateral putamen and the ventro-lateral prefrontal cortex, and between the right caudate and the ventro-lateral prefrontal cortex, whereas females showed stronger fiber connections between the right putamen and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, between bilateral caudate and hippocampus, and between the left putamen and hippocampus. These findings help us to understand sex differences in the striatum-projected fiber connections and their implications for sex differences in behaviors.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncom.2016.00100/fullDiffusion Tensor ImagingPutamensex differenceStriatumCaudateFiber connection |
spellingShingle | XUEMEI LEI Zhuo Han Chuansheng Chen Lu Bai Gui Xue Qi Dong Sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regions Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience Diffusion Tensor Imaging Putamen sex difference Striatum Caudate Fiber connection |
title | Sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regions |
title_full | Sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regions |
title_fullStr | Sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regions |
title_full_unstemmed | Sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regions |
title_short | Sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regions |
title_sort | sex differences in fiber connection from the striatum to subcortical and cortical regions |
topic | Diffusion Tensor Imaging Putamen sex difference Striatum Caudate Fiber connection |
url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncom.2016.00100/full |
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