Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has traditionally been regarded as a disease of the gray matter (GM).
However, the advent of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has contributed to new knowledge …

INTRODUCTION The cerebral cortex underlies our complex cognitive capabilities.
Variations in human cortical surface area and thickness are associated with neurological, …

The human cerebral cortex undergoes a protracted, regionally heterogeneous development
well into young adulthood. Cortical areas that expand the most during human development …

… 6 and 21), given that the following criteria were met: (i) the families had not withdrawn from
the study (ie, were listed as current participants); (ii) the 3-y questionnaire had been returned (…

Increased performance variability has been demonstrated in several groups and conditions,
including aging and cognitive decline. Structural brain characteristics underlying this …

Brain age is a widely used index for quantifying individuals’ brain health as deviation from a
normative brain aging trajectory. Higher-than-expected brain age is thought partially to …

… Traditionally, such a statistical model is decoupled in two analysis levels: (i) a task model
specification at the participant level (often referred to as ‘first level’) incorporating information …

Extensive efforts are devoted to understand the functional (FC) and structural connections (SC)
of the brain. FC is usually measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), …

… Considering the following variables: t ij = time from baseline (in years); s i = 1,2,3,4. Participant
i belonging … Finally, e i j is the measurement error for each participant at each time point. …

Background: Extrauterine growth restriction is common among very low birth weight infants (VLBW,
BW <1,500 g). Optimal postnatal nutrient supply is essential to limit growth restriction …