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Early gray-matter and white-matter concentration in infancy predict later language skills: A whole brain voxel-based morphometry study.
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PMID:  23274797     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scans were obtained from 19 infants at 7months. Expressive and receptive language performance was assessed at 12months. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) identified brain regions where gray-matter and white-matter concentrations at 7months correlated significantly with children's language scores at 12months. Early gray-matter concentration in the right cerebellum, early white-matter concentration in the right cerebellum, and early white-matter concentration in the left posterior limb of the internal capsule (PLIC)/cerebral peduncle were positively and strongly associated with infants' receptive language ability at 12months. Early gray-matter concentration in the right hippocampus was positively and strongly correlated with infants' expressive language ability at 12months. Our results suggest that the cerebellum, PLIC/cerebral peduncle, and the hippocampus may be associated with early language development. Potential links between these structural predictors and infants' linguistic functions are discussed.
Authors:
Dilara Deniz Can; Todd Richards; Patricia K Kuhl
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-12-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain and language     Volume:  124     ISSN:  1090-2155     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Lang     Publication Date:  2012 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-12-31     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7506220     Medline TA:  Brain Lang     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  34-44     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, University of Washington, United States. Electronic address: dilara@u.washington.edu.
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