Development of structural and functional connectivity

Jessica Dubois (1) , I Kostovic (2) , M Judas (2)

1 UNICOG-U992 - Neuroimagerie cognitive - Psychologie cognitive expérimentale
2 Croatian Institute of Brain Research

In the human brain, development of structural connectivity starts during the early fetal period, and progresses in a complex but sequential way, until all major axonal pathways become established in the preterm period, as outlined by post mortem and in vivo studies based on histological stainings and MRI. Through the myelination process, these networks further mature and refine after term birth until the end of adolescence, leading to the emergence of mature patterns of functional connectivity in the course of development.

Mots clés: Brain development; Maturation; White matter pathways; Myelination; Functional organization; Resting-state networks; Structural and functional MRI; Diffusion tensor imaging DTI; Tractography; Preterm newborn; Infant

Domaines: Neurosciences [q-bio.NC]

Jessica Dubois, I Kostovic, M Judas. Development of structural and functional connectivity. Brain Mapping: An Encyclopedic Reference, 2, pp.423 - 437, 2015. ⟨hal-02436274⟩