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Neuroimaging of cortical development and brain connectivity in human newborns and animal models.
Journal of anatomy - 1 Oct 2010
Lodygensky Gregory A, Vasung Lana, Sizonenko Stéphane V, Hüppi Petra S
Abstract excerpt
Significant human brain growth occurs during the third trimester, with a doubling of whole brain volume and a fourfold increase of cortical gray matter volume. This is also the time period during which cortical folding and gyrification take place. Conditions such as intrauterine growth restriction, prematurity and cerebral white matter injury have been shown to affect brain growth including specific structures...
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