NDLI: Impact of Sex and Gonadal Steroids on Neonatal Brain Structure

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Knickmeyer, Rebecca C. Wang, Jiaping Zhu, Hongtu Geng, Xiujuan Woolson, Sandra Hamer, Robert M. Konneker, Thomas Styner, Martin Gilmore, John H.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	There are numerous reports of sexual dimorphism in brain structure in children and adults, but data on sex differences in infancy are extremely limited. Our primary goal was to identify sex differences in neonatal brain structure. Our secondary goal was to explore whether brain structure was related to androgen exposure or sensitivity. Two hundred and ninety-three neonates (149 males) received high-resolution structural magnetic resonance imaging scans. Sensitivity to androgen was measured using the number of cytosine, adenine, guanine (CAG) triplets in the androgen receptor gene and the ratio of the second to fourth digit, provided a proxy measure of prenatal androgen exposure. There was a significant sex difference in intracranial volume of 5.87%, which was not related to CAG triplets or digit ratios. Tensor-based morphometry identified extensive areas of local sexual dimorphism. Males had larger volumes in medial temporal cortex and rolandic operculum, and females had larger volumes in dorsolateral prefrontal, motor, and visual cortices. Androgen exposure and sensitivity had minor sex-specific effects on local gray matter volume, but did not appear to be the primary determinant of sexual dimorphism at this age. Comparing our study with the existing literature suggests that sex differences in cortical structure vary in a complex and highly dynamic way across the human lifespan.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bht125
Ending Page	2731
Page Count	11
Starting Page	2721
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10473211
e-ISSN	14602199
Journal	Cerebral Cortex (New York, NY)
Issue Number	10
Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publisher Date	2014-10-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Oxford University Press
Subject Keyword	Medicine(all) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Cognitive Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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