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ArticleCommunications biology2026

Microstructural variation of hippocampal substructures across childhood and adolescence quantified with high-gradient diffusion MRI.

Bradley G Karat, Sila Genc, Erika P Raven, Marco Palombo, Ali R Khan, Derek K Jones

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Bradley G KaratRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada. bradleykarat@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6550-1418
Sila GencDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Erika P RavenCardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9567-5259
Marco PalomboCardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-7967
Ali R KhanRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Derek K JonesCardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

Funding

Longitudinal Characterization of Postnatal Brain Maturation after Fetal Zika InfectionF32HD103313 · NICHD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI RAVEN, ERIKA PRATT · 2020 to 2022
$180k
Canadian HIV Trials Network, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Réseau canadien pour les essais VIH des IRSC) 366062Gouvernement du Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada) RGPIN-2015-06639Gouvernement du Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada) RGPIN-2023-05558RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/M029778/1U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) F32HD103313Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) 096646/Z/11/ZWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 104943/Z/14/Z
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Abstract

The hippocampus plays a crucial role in cognition, yet its microstructural development during childhood and adolescence remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate age-related differences in hippocampal microstructure using diffusion MRI with ultra-strong gradients (300 mT/m) in a cohort of 88 participants aged 8-19 years. Surface-based hippocampal modelling was combined with established microstructural approaches, and a more advanced biophysical model (Soma and Neurite Density Imaging: SANDI) suited for studying cortical microstructure. Hippocampal volume, gyrification, and thickness remained stable across this developmental window, however we observed significant differences across age related to MR-derived neurite and soma parameters. Diffusion-derived changes across age were found to be correlated with adult microstructure maps related to myelin and iron content, synaptic density, and hippocampal interneurons derived from MRI, PET and histology. These findings highlight age-related differences of MR-derived neurite and soma parameters in the human hippocampus during late childhood and adolescence, offering insights into structural maturation during this critical period.

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Diffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHippocampusAdolescentChildFemaleHumansMaleNeuritesYoung Adult

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PMCPMC13009190

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