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  • Neuroimaging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuroanatomy

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  • Resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) assesses language networks and lateralization with minimal bias.
  • Diffusion MRI (dMRI) tractography complements rs-fMRI by mapping language-associated white matter pathways.
  • Understanding the relationship between white matter structure and functional language lateralization is crucial for cognitive neuroscience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify structural white matter predictors of language lateralization index (LI) using tractography.
  • To investigate the relationship between micro- and macro-structural white matter measures and functional LI.
  • To determine if structural measures can serve as proxies for functional language lateralization.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized rs-fMRI and dMRI data from 618 healthy Human Connectome Project participants.
  • Employed linear regression and random forest models to analyze tractography data.
  • Examined structural measures of arcuate fasciculi, inferior longitudinal fasciculi, frontal aslant tracts, and corpus callosum sections.

Main Results:

  • Suggested a potential association between white matter micro- and macro-structural measures and resting-state functional language lateralization.
  • Identified structural predictors were not sufficiently representative to act as proxies for functional LI.
  • Both hemispheres and various white matter tracts showed potential relevance.

Conclusions:

  • While white matter structure and functional lateralization are related, structural measures alone are insufficient predictors.
  • Both micro- and macro-structural characteristics, across both hemispheres, are important considerations.
  • Further research is needed to fully elucidate the complex relationship between brain structure and language lateralization.