Human brain networks developing in adolescence related to evolutionary expansion
Friday, March 17, 2017 - 12:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Adolescence marks not only the period of physical maturation bridging childhood and adulthood, but also a crucial period for remodeling of the human brain. A Penn study reveals new patterns of coordinated development in the outer layer of the cerebrum of the human brain and describes how these structural patterns relate to functional networks.