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The effects of puberty on white matter development in boys

Overview of attention for article published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, October 2014
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Title
The effects of puberty on white matter development in boys
Published in
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, October 2014
DOI 10.1016/j.dcn.2014.10.002
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Lara Menzies, Anne-Lise Goddings, Kirstie J. Whitaker, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Russell M. Viner

Abstract

Neuroimaging studies demonstrate considerable changes in white matter volume and microstructure during adolescence. Most studies have focused on age-related effects, whilst puberty-related changes are not well understood. Using diffusion tensor imaging and tract-based spatial statistics, we investigated the effects of pubertal status on white matter mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) in 61 males aged 12.7-16.0 years. Participants were grouped into early-mid puberty (≤Tanner Stage 3 in pubic hair and gonadal development; n=22) and late-post puberty (≥Tanner Stage 4 in pubic hair or gonadal development; n=39). Salivary levels of pubertal hormones (testosterone, DHEA and oestradiol) were also measured. Pubertal stage was significantly related to MD in diverse white matter regions. No relationship was observed between pubertal status and FA. Regression modelling of MD in the significant regions demonstrated that an interaction model incorporating puberty, age and puberty×age best explained our findings. In addition, testosterone was correlated with MD in these pubertally significant regions. No relationship was observed between oestradiol or DHEA and MD. In conclusion, pubertal status was significantly related to MD, but not FA, and this relationship cannot be explained by changes in chronological age alone.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 3 2%
Canada 2 1%
Italy 1 <1%
Argentina 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Qatar 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 134 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 31 22%
Researcher 30 21%
Student > Bachelor 19 13%
Student > Master 16 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 6%
Other 21 15%
Unknown 19 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 46 32%
Neuroscience 22 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 12 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 7%
Social Sciences 7 5%
Other 15 10%
Unknown 32 22%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 February 2024.
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