2016
Children with Poor Reading Skills at the Word Level Show Reduced Fractional Anisotropy in White Matter Tracts of Both Hemispheres
de Moura L, Cogo-Moreira H, de Ávila C, Pan P, Gadelha A, Moriyama T, Del Aquilla M, Hoexter M, Salum G, Picon F, Anés M, Mercadante M, Lacerda A, Amaro E, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, McGuire P, Sato J, de Jesus Mari J, Jackowski A. Children with Poor Reading Skills at the Word Level Show Reduced Fractional Anisotropy in White Matter Tracts of Both Hemispheres. Brain Connectivity 2016, 6: 519-523. PMID: 27353747, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2016.0430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter tractsRadial diffusivityDiffusion tensor imaging studyLatent class analysisSignificant fractional anisotropy reductionYears of ageReduced fractional anisotropyFractional anisotropy reductionsMultiple cortical regionsWhite matter microstructureWhite matterWidespread structural alterationsCortical regionsImaging studiesFractional anisotropyLeft hemisphereTract
2014
Decreased centrality of subcortical regions during the transition to adolescence: A functional connectivity study
Sato J, Salum G, Gadelha A, Vieira G, Zugman A, Picon F, Pan P, Hoexter M, Anés M, Moura L, Del’Aquilla M, Crossley N, Amaro E, Mcguire P, Lacerda A, Rohde L, Miguel E, Jackowski A, Bressan R. Decreased centrality of subcortical regions during the transition to adolescence: A functional connectivity study. NeuroImage 2014, 104: 44-51. PMID: 25290886, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.09.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngular gyrusDevelopmental trajectoriesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataBrain developmental trajectoriesBrazilian community sampleBrain maturation processesFunctional connectivity studiesNetwork connectivity changesStructural imaging findingsInhibitory controlSensitive development periodCommunity sampleEmotional changesAbstract thoughtMagnetic resonance imaging dataComplex reasoningFMRI dataCerebellar regionsDevelopmental changesBrain regionsCortical regionsConnectivity changesConnectivity studiesSubcortical regionsAdolescence