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Area of Science:

  • Neuroimaging
  • Human brain anatomy
  • White matter microstructure

Background:

  • Sexual dimorphism in human brain structure is recognized, but gender differences in white matter microstructure are less understood.
  • Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is used to investigate microstructural integrity via fractional anisotropy (FA).
  • Previous research indicated increased FA in the corpus callosum for women and in the cerebellum and left superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) for men.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore gender differences in white matter microstructure using DTI.
  • To confirm or refute previous findings on FA differences between sexes in specific brain regions.

Main Methods:

  • Whole-brain tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) analysis.
  • Involved 120 subjects from a prior study and 134 new subjects (147 men, 107 women).
  • Utilized a 1.5T scanner and tract-based regions of interest.

Main Results:

  • Men exhibited higher FA in the superior cerebellar peduncles.
  • Women demonstrated higher FA in the corpus callosum across both samples.
  • The previously observed higher SLF FA in men was not replicated.

Conclusions:

  • Confirmed increased FA in the corpus callosum for women and in the cerebellum for men.
  • Corpus callosum FA differences may explain women's advantage in inter-callosal transfer time.
  • Cerebellar FA differences might relate to men's developmental motor advantages.