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ArticleBrain structure & function2017

A latent measure explains substantial variance in white matter microstructure across the newborn human brain.

Emma J Telford, Simon R Cox, Sue Fletcher-Watson, Devasuda Anblagan, Sarah Sparrow, Rozalia Pataky, Alan Quigley, Scott I Semple, Mark E Bastin, James P Boardman

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Article in Brain structure & function, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Emma J TelfordMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK.
Simon R CoxDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, UK.
Sue Fletcher-WatsonCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.
Devasuda AnblaganMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK.
Sarah SparrowMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK.
Rozalia PatakyMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK.
Alan QuigleyDepartment of Radiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 9 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1LF, UK.
Scott I SempleUniversity/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK.
Mark E BastinDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, UK.
James P BoardmanMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK. james.boardman@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3904-8960
MRC Centre for Reproductive Health · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBRoyal Hospital for Children · GBThe Queen's Medical Research Institute · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0701127Medical Research Council G1002033Medical Research Council MRC G1002033Medical Research Council MR/K026992/1Medical Research Council MR/M013111/1Medical Research Council MR/N022556/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A latent measure of white matter microstructure (g

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Brain MappingAnisotropyCognitionDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMalePrincipal Component AnalysisPyramidal TractsWhite MatterBrainMagnetic resonance imageNeonatePretermTractography

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PMID28589258
PMCPMC5686254
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