Human Brain Networks Developing in Adolescence Related to Evolutionary Expansion
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPHILADELPHIA – Adolescence marks not only the period of physical maturation bridging childhood and adulthood, but also a crucial period for remodeling of the human brain. A Penn study reveals new patterns of coordinated development in the outer layer of the cerebrum of the human brain and describes how these structural patterns relate to functional networks.