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 hemisphereTractCoordinated brain development: exploring the synchrony between changes in grey and white matter during childhood maturation
Moura L, Crossley N, Zugman A, Pan P, Gadelha A, Del Aquilla M, Picon F, Anés M, Amaro E, de Jesus Mari J, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, McGuire P, Sato J, Jackowski A. Coordinated brain development: exploring the synchrony between changes in grey and white matter during childhood maturation. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2016, 11: 808-817. PMID: 27169540, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-016-9555-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCortical thicknessDiffusion tensor imagingFractional anisotropyWhite matterBrain regionsStructural magnetic resonance imagingGray matter changesWhite matter tractsGray matter regionsCortical thinningMatter changesResonance imagingBrain developmentMatter regionsTensor imagingRespective tractsSignificant heterogeneityTractPrefrontal regionsAge 7Previous studiesBrain architectureAsynchronous maturation