Short superficial white matter and aging: A longitudinal multi-site study of 1293 subjects and 2711 sessions

• Published in: Aging brain Vol. 3; p. 100067
• Main Authors: Schilling, Kurt G., Archer, Derek, Yeh, Fang-Cheng, Rheault, Francois, Cai, Leon Y., Shafer, Andrea, Resnick, Susan M., Hohman, Timothy, Jefferson, Angela, Anderson, Adam W., Kang, Hakmook, Landman, Bennett A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Brain aging; Superficial white matter; Tractography; U-fibers; Brain aging; Superficial white matter; Tractography; U-fibers; brain aging; tractography; u-fibers; superficial white matter

It is estimated that short association fibers running immediately beneath the cortex may make up as much as 60 % of the total white matter volume. However, these have been understudied relative to the long-range association, projection, and commissural fibers of the brain. This is largely because of...