Superficial white matter across development, young adulthood, and aging: volume, thickness, and relationship with cortical features

• Published in: Brain Structure and Function Vol. 228; no. 3-4; pp. 1019 - 1031
• Main Authors: Schilling, Kurt G., Archer, Derek, Rheault, Francois, Lyu, Ilwoo, Huo, Yuankai, Cai, Leon Y., Bunge, Silvia A., Weiner, Kevin S., Gore, John C., Anderson, Adam W., Landman, Bennett A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Cell Biology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Gray Matter - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Life span; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Middle Aged; Neurology; Neurosciences; Original Article; Substantia alba; Substantia grisea; White Matter - diagnostic imaging; Young Adult; Young adults; Development; Aging; Superficial white matter; Lifespan; Tractography; U-fibers

Superficial white matter (SWM) represents a significantly understudied part of the human brain, despite comprising a large portion of brain volume and making up a majority of cortico-cortical white matter connections. Using multiple, high-quality datasets with large sample sizes ( N  = 2421, age ran...