期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 1375, 期 -, 页码 41-48出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.051
关键词
Diffusion tensor imaging; Adolescence; White matter; Sex differences; Development; Maturation
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R01 AA13419, F32 DA024476]
Background: Sex-specific trajectories in white matter development during adolescence may help explain cognitive and behavioral divergences between males and females. Knowledge of sex differences in typically developing adolescents can provide a basis for interpreting sexual dimorphisms in abilities and actions. Method: We examined 58 healthy adolescents (12-14 years of age) with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Diffusion parameters fractional anisotropy (FA), and mean (MD), radial (RD), and axial diffusivities (AD) were subjected to whole-brain voxel-wise group comparisons using tract-based spatial statistics. Sex differences in white matter microstructure were examined in relation to pubertal development. Results: Early adolescent females (n=29) evidenced higher FA in the right superior corona radiata, higher FA and AD in bilateral corticospinal tracts (>= 164 mu l, p<.01), and lower MD in the right inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) and left forceps major (>= 164 mu l, p<.01) than age-matched males (n=29). Males did not show any areas of higher FA or lower MD than females, but had higher AD in the right superior longitudinal fasciculus, ILF, and forceps minor (>= 164 mu l, p<.01). Pubertal stage did not account for sex disparities. Conclusion: In early adolescence, females' motor tracts may reflect widespread changes, while males may undergo relatively more microstructural change in projection and association fibers. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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