White Matter Integrity, Creativity, and Psychopathology: Disentangling Constructs with Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Jung R, Grazioplene R, Caprihan A, Chavez R, Haier R. White Matter Integrity, Creativity, and Psychopathology: Disentangling Constructs with Diffusion Tensor Imaging. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e9818. PMID: 20339554, PMCID: PMC2842439, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal white matterFrontal white matterWhite matter integrityDiffusion tensor imagingFractional anisotropyWhite matterTensor imagingFronto-striatal circuitsFrontal lobe areasYoung adult subjectsSignificant inverse relationshipCortical thicknessNormal subjectsProjection zonesAssociation fibersAdult subjectsBrain regionsWhite matter architectureInverse correlationTesla scannerMetabolite concentrationsLobe areasComposite measurePsychopathologyInverse relationship