| Literature DB >> 28552358 |
Graham L Baum1, Rastko Ciric1, David R Roalf1, Richard F Betzel2, Tyler M Moore1, Russell T Shinohara3, Ari E Kahn2, Simon N Vandekar3, Petra E Rupert1, Megan Quarmley1, Philip A Cook4, Mark A Elliott4, Kosha Ruparel1, Raquel E Gur1, Ruben C Gur1, Danielle S Bassett5, Theodore D Satterthwaite6.
Abstract
The human brain is organized into large-scale functional modules that have been shown to evolve in childhood and adolescence. However, it remains unknown whether the underlying white matter architecture is similarly refined during development, potentially allowing for improvements in executive function. In a sample of 882 participants (ages 8-22) who underwent diffusion imaging as part of the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort, we demonstrate that structural network modules become more segregated with age, with weaker connections between modules and stronger connections within modules. Evolving modular topology facilitates global network efficiency and is driven by age-related strengthening of hub edges present both within and between modules. Critically, both modular segregation and network efficiency are associated with enhanced executive performance and mediate the improvement of executive functioning with age. Together, results delineate a process of structural network maturation that supports executive function in youth.Entities:
Keywords: DTI; MRI; adolescence; brain; connectome; development; executive; module; network; tractography
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28552358 PMCID： PMC5491213 DOI： 10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.051
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN： 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834