Gender influence on white matter microstructure: a tract-based spatial statistics analysis.

Sexual dimorphism in human brain structure is well recognised, but less is known about gender differences in white matter microstructure. We used diffusion tensor imaging to explore gender differences in fractional anisotropy (FA), an index of microstructural integrity. We previously found increased...

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Main Authors: Richard A Kanaan, Christopher Chaddock, Matthew Allin, Marco M Picchioni, Eileen Daly, Sukhi S Shergill, Philip K McGuire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946347?pdf=render