Uncinate fasciculus and cingulum bundle continue developing into adulthood while fornix integrity is age-invariant from age 5, and uncinate integrity relates to recall¶

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q2 i? DTI evidence shows protracted development of the uncinate fasciculus and cingulum bundle into adulthood, age-invariant fornix integrity between age 5 and young adulthood, and an association between uncinate fractional anisotropy and better recall in 9- to 15-year-olds. → Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A 2012

Evidence¶

Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A 2012¶

Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A. (2012). Neural Changes Underlying the Development of Episodic Memory During Middle Childhood. Developmental cognitive neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2012.05.002

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Small cross-sectional DTI study (N=22) of 9- to 15-year-olds (Mabbott et al., 2009, as reviewed) reporting the uncinate FA–recall association; a large cross-sectional DTI study (N=202) found fornix integrity age-invariant while uncinate and cingulum develop into adulthood, replicated longitudinally.

"higher fractional anisotropy in the uncinate fasciculus is associated with better recall"

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