Trajectories of cortical thickness maturation in normal brain development — The importance of quality control procedures

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 125; pp. 267 - 279
• Main Authors: Ducharme, Simon, Albaugh, Matthew D., Nguyen, Tuong-Vi, Hudziak, James J., Mateos-Pérez, J.M., Labbe, Aurelie, Evans, Alan C., Karama, Sherif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 15.01.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Brain development; Brain research; Cerebral Cortex - growth & development; Child; Child development; Child, Preschool; Cortical surface area; Cortical thickness; Cortical volume; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - standards; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Maturation; Quality Control; Sex Characteristics; Studies; Young Adult; RFT; Cortical thickness; DLPFC; Maturation; MRI; Cortical surface area; Cortical volume; Brain development; TBV; CSA; QC; CV; Magnetic resonance imaging; CTh; Quality control

Several reports have described cortical thickness (CTh) developmental trajectories, with conflicting results. Some studies have reported inverted-U shape curves with peaks of CTh in late childhood to adolescence, while others suggested predominant monotonic decline after age 6. In this study, we rev...