A Structural MRI Study of Human Brain Development from Birth to 2 Years

• Published in: The Journal of neuroscience Vol. 28; no. 47; pp. 12176 - 12182
• Main Authors: Knickmeyer, Rebecca C, Gouttard, Sylvain, Kang, Chaeryon, Evans, Dianne, Wilber, Kathy, Smith, J. Keith, Hamer, Robert M, Lin, Weili, Gerig, Guido, Gilmore, John H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Soc Neuroscience 19.11.2008; Society for Neuroscience
• Subjects: Age Factors; Brain - anatomy & histology; Brain - growth & development; Brain Mapping; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Pregnancy

Brain development in the first 2 years after birth is extremely dynamic and likely plays an important role in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia. Knowledge regarding this period is currently quite limited. We studied structural brain development in healthy subjects from...