Changes in white matter microstructure during adolescence.

Postmortem histological studies have demonstrated that myelination in human brain white matter (WM) continues throughout adolescence and well into adulthood. We used in vivo diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to test for age-related WM changes in 42 adolescents and 20 young adults. Tract-...

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Main Authors: Giorgio, A, Watkins, K, Douaud, G, James, A, James, S, De Stefano, N, Matthews, P, Smith, S, Johansen-Berg, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008