| Title: | Age-associated sex and asymmetry differentiation in hemispheric and lobar cortical ribbon complexity across adulthood: A UK Biobank imaging study |
| Journal: | Human Brain Mapping |
| Published: | 15 Sep 2022 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36574599/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26076 |
| URL: | https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19942/2/Nazlee_etal_HBM_Age_Associated_Sex_VoR.pdf |
| Citations: | 11 (10 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 12229
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Abstract
Cortical morphology changes with ageing and age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Previous studies suggest that the age effect is more pronounced in the frontal lobe. However, our knowledge of structural complexity changes in male and female brains is still limited. We measured cortical ribbon complexity through fractal dimension (FD) analysis at the hemisphere and lobe level in 7010 individuals from the UK Biobank imaging cohort to study age-related sex differences (3332 males, age ranged 45-79 years). FD decreases significantly with age and sexual dimorphism exists. With correction for brain size, females showed higher complexity in the left hemisphere and left and right parietal lobes whereas males showed higher complexity in the right temporal and left and right occipital lobes. A nonlinear age effect was observed in the left and right frontal, and right temporal lobes. Differential patterns of age effects were observed in both sexes with relatively more age-affected regions in males. Significantly higher rightward asymmetries at hemisphere, frontal, parietal, and occipital lobe level and higher leftward asymmetry in temporal lobe were observed. There was no age-by-sex-by asymmetry interaction in any region. When controlling for brain size, the leftward hemispheric, and temporal lobe asymmetry decreased with age. Males had significantly lower asymmetry between hemispheres and higher asymmetry in the parietal and occipital lobes than females. This work provides distinct patterns of age-related sex and asymmetry differences that can aid in the future development of sex-specific models of the normal brain to ascribe cognitive functional significance of these patterns in ageing.</p>
3 Authors
- Nafeesa Nazlee
- Gordon D. Waiter
- Anca-Larisa Sandu
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 24089 | Template Based Automatic Analysis of Age Related White Matter Change |
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