Developmental trajectory of transmission speed in the human brain

Dorien van Blooijs, Max A van den Boom, Jaap F van der Aar, Geertjan M Huiskamp, Giulio Castegnaro, Matteo Demuru, Willemiek J E M Zweiphenning, Pieter van Eijsden, Kai J Miller, Frans S S Leijten, Dora Hermes*

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Abstract

The structure of the human connectome develops from childhood throughout adolescence to middle age, but how these structural changes affect the speed of neuronal signaling is not well described. In 74 subjects, we measured the latency of cortico-cortical evoked responses across association and U-fibers and calculated their corresponding transmission speeds. Decreases in conduction delays until at least 30 years show that the speed of neuronal communication develops well into adulthood.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)537-541
Number of pages5
JournalNature Neuroscience
Volume26
Issue number4
Early online date9 Mar 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

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