2010
The Plasticity of Human Maternal Brain: Longitudinal Changes in Brain Anatomy During the Early Postpartum Period
Kim P, Leckman JF, Mayes LC, Feldman R, Wang X, Swain JE. The Plasticity of Human Maternal Brain: Longitudinal Changes in Brain Anatomy During the Early Postpartum Period. Behavioral Neuroscience 2010, 124: 695-700. PMID: 20939669, PMCID: PMC4318549, DOI: 10.1037/a0020884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeEarly postpartum periodMatter volumeMaternal brainPostpartum periodParietal lobePrefrontal cortexTime pointsGray matter changesProspective longitudinal studyVoxel-based morphometryMother's brainSubstantia nigraMonths postpartumWeeks postpartumMidbrain areaMatter changesAnimal studiesMaternal motivationBrain regionsLongitudinal changesFirst monthMagnetic resonance imagesHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imagesMaternal behavior
1993
Reduced basal ganglia volumes in Tourette's syndrome using three-dimensional reconstruction techniques from magnetic resonance images.
Peterson B, Riddle MA, Cohen DJ, Katz LD, Smith JC, Hardin MT, Leckman JF. Reduced basal ganglia volumes in Tourette's syndrome using three-dimensional reconstruction techniques from magnetic resonance images. Neurology 1993, 43: 941-9. PMID: 8492950, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.43.5.941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal gangliaSyndrome patientsNormal controlsReduced basal ganglia volumeBasal ganglia volumesTourette syndrome patientsGlobus pallidus nucleusSmaller mean volumesPathogenesis of TSEsNeuroleptic exposureGanglia volumesPallidus nucleusNeuroradiologic studiesTourette syndromeVolumetric asymmetryMean volumeMagnetic resonance imagesGangliaAxial imagesSocioeconomic statusAsymmetry indexSyndromeResonance imagesVolume reductionMR scanner