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Altered brain morphology and functional connectivity in postmenopausal women: automatic segmentation of whole-brain and thalamic subnuclei and resting-state fMRI.

Gwang-Won Kim, Kwangsung Park, Yun-Hyeon Kim, Gwang-Woo Jeong

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Article in Aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gwang-Won KimAdvanced Institute of Aging Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
Kwangsung ParkAdvanced Institute of Aging Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
Yun-Hyeon KimDepartment of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Republic of Korea.
Gwang-Woo JeongDepartment of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Republic of Korea.
Chonnam National University Hospital · KRChonnam National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transition to menopause is associated with various physiological changes, including alterations in brain structure and function. However, menopause-related structural and functional changes are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was not only to compare the brain volume changes between premenopausal and postmenopausal women, but also to evaluate the functional connectivity between the targeted brain regions associated with structural atrophy in postmenopausal women. Each 21 premenopausal and postmenopausal women underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). T1-weighted MRI and resting-state functional MRI data were used to compare the brain volume and seed-based functional connectivity, respectively. In statistical analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, with age and whole brain volume as covariates, was used to evaluate surface areas and subcortical volumes between the two groups. Postmenopausal women showed significantly smaller cortical surface, especially in the left medial orbitofrontal cortex (mOFC), right superior temporal cortex, and right lateral orbitofrontal cortex, compared to premenopausal women (

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingPostmenopauseAtrophyBrainFemaleHumansThalamusbrain morphologyfunctional connectivitysex hormonesthalamic subnuclei

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PMID38526330
PMCPMC11006480
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