클리닉소개

THE SEOUL YOUTH CLINIC

연구 및 치료성과

Sex differences in the temporal lobe white matter and the corpus callosum: a diffusion tensor tractography study.
Journal
Neuroreport
Vol
6: 21
Page
73-77
Author
Chi-Hoon Choi, Jong-Min Lee, Bang-Bon Koo, Jun Sung Park, Dae-Shik Kim, Jun Soo Kwon, In Young Kim
Year
2010

Abstract

We assessed sex differences in fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusion (MD) of temporal lobe white matter (TLWMFA, TLWMMD), TLWM asymmetry, and the relationship between TLWM asymmetry and FA and MD of the corpus callosum (CCFA, CCMD) using diffusion tensor tractography. We found sex differences in the MD of both inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF); however, it disappeared after statistical adjustments for intracranial volume and CCMD variability. FA of the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLFFA) and FA and MD of the ILF (ILFFA, ILFMD) showed leftward asymmetry. In females, the asymmetry indices of SLFFA and the MD of the SLF were significantly correlated with CCFA and CCMD, respectively, which may be related to sex differences in the hemispheric specialization for language.