Sulcal differences among children, adolescents and young adults (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Sulcal differences among children, adolescents and young adults

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The MRI scans of nine participants in the study, all children, adolescents and young adults, show how varied the tertiary sulci (color patches) are among individuals. The patches are identified sulci in the lateral prefrontal and lateral parietal cortices of the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

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Hakkinen et al, UC Berkeley

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