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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2023

Lateralization of major white matter tracts during infancy is time-varying and tract-specific.

Aiden Ford, Zeena Ammar, Longchuan Li, Sarah Shultz

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Lifespan Trajectories of Asymmetry in White Matter Tracts.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  9. Measuring neuroplasticity in human development: the potential to inform the type and timing of mental health interventions.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2024
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  10. Clinical implications of brain asymmetries.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Aiden FordNeuroscience Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7300-6559
Zeena AmmarNeuroscience Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States.
Longchuan LiMarcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30329, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0559-0754
Sarah ShultzNeuroscience Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7356-6716

Funding

The ontogeny of social vocal engagement and its derailment in autismP50MH100029 · NIMH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI RAMSAY, GORDON JAMES · 2012 to 2021
$20.1M
Measuring gene-environment transactions to identify sensitive periods for infant social behavior & brain growthR01MH118285 · NIMH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI JONES, WARREN, SHULTZ, SARAH · 2019 to 2024
$3.7M
Mapping the developing infant connectomeR01EB027147 · NIBIB · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CALHOUN, VINCE D, DAI, XIONGTAO · 2019 to 2022
$1.9M
Mapping the Infant Brain Developmental Connectome: Temporally Precise Growth Trajectories of Changing Infant Brain TopologyR01MH119251 · NIMH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI IRAJI, ARMIN, SHULTZ, SARAH · 2020 to 2023
$1.0M
Pathogenic insight into ASD from the study of neonatal brain-behavior transitionsK01MH108741 · NIMH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI SHULTZ, SARAH · 2016 to 2020
$857k
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB027147NIBIB NIH HHS R01EB027147NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH108741NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH100029NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH118285NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH119251NIMH NIH HHS R01MH119251
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lateralization patterns are a major structural feature of brain white matter and have been investigated as a neural architecture that indicates and supports the specialization of cognitive processing and observed behaviors, e.g. language skills. Many neurodevelopmental disorders have been associated with atypical lateralization, reinforcing the need for careful measurement and study of this structural characteristic. Unfortunately, there is little consensus on the direction and magnitude of lateralization in major white matter tracts during the first months and years of life-the period of most rapid postnatal brain growth and cognitive maturation. In addition, no studies have examined white matter lateralization in a longitudinal pediatric sample-preventing confirmation of if and how white matter lateralization changes over time. Using a densely sampled longitudinal data set from neurotypical infants aged 0-6 months, we aim to (i) chart trajectories of white matter lateralization in 9 major tracts and (ii) link variable findings from cross-sectional studies of white matter lateralization in early infancy. We show that patterns of lateralization are time-varying and tract-specific and that differences in lateralization results during this period may reflect the dynamic nature of lateralization through development, which can be missed in cross-sectional studies.

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White MatterBrainChildCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesDiffusion Tensor ImagingFunctional LateralityHumansInfantdiffusion tensor imaginghemispheric asymmetryinfancylongitudinal analysiswhite matter

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PMCPMC10545441

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