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Mapping cortical brain asymmetry in 17,141 healthy individuals worldwide via the ENIGMA Consortium
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posted on 2018-05-29, 00:00 authored by Xiang-Zhen Kong, Samuel R Mathias, Tulio Guadalupe, ENIGMA Laterality Working Group, David C Glahn, Barbara Franke, Fabrice Crivello, Nathalie Tzourio-Mazoyer, Simon E Fisher, Paul M Thompson, Clyde FrancksHemispheric asymmetry is a cardinal feature of human brain organization. Altered brain asymmetry has also been linked to some cognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders. Here, the ENIGMA (Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis) Consortium presents the largest-ever analysis of cerebral cortical asymmetry and its variability across individuals. Cortical thickness and surface area were assessed in MRI scans of 17,141 healthy individuals from 99 datasets worldwide. Results revealed widespread asymmetries at both hemispheric and regional levels, with a generally thicker cortex but smaller surface area in the left hemisphere relative to the right. Regionally, asymmetries of cortical thickness and/or surface area were found in the inferior frontal gyrus, transverse temporal gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus, and entorhinal cortex. These regions are involved in lateralized functions, including language and visuospatial processing. In addition to population-level asymmetries, variability in brain asymmetry was related to sex, age, and intracranial volume. Interestingly, we did not find significant associations between asymmetries and handedness. Finally, with two independent pedigree datasets (n = 1,443 and 1,113, respectively), we found several asymmetries showing significant, replicable heritability. The structural asymmetries identified and their variabilities and heritability provide a reference resource for future studies on the genetic basis of brain asymmetry and altered laterality in cognitive, neurological, and psychiatric disorders.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaVolume
115Issue
22Pagination
E5154 - E5163Publisher
National Academy of SciencesLocation
Washington, D.C.Publisher DOI
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0027-8424eISSN
1091-6490Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2018, PNASUsage metrics
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brain asymmetrycortical thicknesslateralizationmeta-analysissurface areaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCerebral CortexChildChild, PreschoolDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedNeuroimagingYoung AdultScience & TechnologyMultidisciplinary SciencesScience & Technology - Other TopicsHUMAN CEREBRAL-CORTEXSURFACE-AREAHEMISPHERIC ASYMMETRIESPLANUM TEMPORALESTRUCTURAL ASYMMETRYSEX-DIFFERENCESTHICKNESS ASYMMETRYALZHEIMERS-DISEASESELECTIVE REGIONSYOUNG-ADULTSENIGMA Laterality Working Group
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