White matter myelination during early infancy is linked to spatial gradients and myelin content at birth

Mareike Grotheer; Mona Rosenke; Hua Wu; Holly Kular; Francesca R. Querdasi; Vaidehi S. Natu; Jason D. Yeatman; Kalanit Grill-Spector

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28326-4

Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

White matter myelination during early infancy is linked to spatial gradients and myelin content at birth

Mareike Grotheer,
Mona Rosenke,
Hua Wu,
Holly Kular,
Francesca R. Querdasi,
Vaidehi S. Natu,
Jason D. Yeatman,
Kalanit Grill-Spector

Affiliations

Mareike Grotheer: Department of Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg
Mona Rosenke: Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Hua Wu: Cognitive and Neurobiological Imaging Center (CNI), Stanford University
Holly Kular: Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Francesca R. Querdasi: Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Vaidehi S. Natu: Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Jason D. Yeatman: Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Kalanit Grill-Spector: Department of Psychology, Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28326-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Myelination in early infancy develops at different rates. Here the authors describe this process whereby the back and top of the brain, as well as sections that are least mature at birth develop the fastest.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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