2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Correlation between age and gray/white matter volume in healthy children using brain magnetic resonance imaging
| Project/Area Number |
20790875
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Radiation science
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKI Yasuyuki Tohoku University, 加齢医学研究所, 准教授 (10375115)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 核磁気共鳴画像(MRI) |
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| Research Abstract |
We analyzed the correlation among gray matter volume, cerebral blood flow, age, and lifestyle in 300 healthy children using brain magnetic resonance imaging. As a result, we have revealed that the cerebral blood flow of the resting state shows the increase followed by the decrease trajectory, and that the age at the peak of the cerebral blood flow is different among the brain regions. In addition, we have revealed that the kind of staple in the breakfast affect the gray matter volume and cognitive function in healthy children. These results may contribute to clarifying the normal brain development in healthy children.
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