PSYC20008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Stimulant, Connectome, Eugen Bleuler
22 Aug 2018
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Glial cells and the myelinated axons of the neurons. A point or line of union between two anatomical parts. Projection fibres: nerve fibres that connect the cerebral cortex with lower parts of the brain and the spinal cord. Association fibres: axons that connect neurons within the same cerebral hemisphere. Fronto-temporal connections: connections between the frontal and temporal lobes. Childhood and adolescence are periods of significant change. Brain function is inherently linked with brain structure. Different parts of the brain develop at different rates. Longitudinal studies provide data of age-related changes within an individual. Many psychiatric disorders emerge during late adolescence, which may be related to abnormal brain development. (and genetics, epigenetics, environmental factors). Longitudinal tractography study of brain development from childhood to adulthood. 221 scans from childhood to young adulthood (5-32 years) Diffusion tensor imaging (dti) tractography method used with data from 103 healthy subjects. Mean age between first and second scan was 4. 0 years.
