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[Age and brain weight]
1Abteilung Pathologie, Universität Ulm.
Zeitschrift Fur Morphologie Und Anthropologie
|December 1, 1993
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This study details brain weight growth in infants and age-related brain weight changes in children and adults. It provides crucial data for understanding human brain development across the lifespan.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Human Anatomy
- Developmental Biology
Context:
- Understanding brain development is crucial for identifying developmental abnormalities.
- Human brain weight changes significantly from birth through adulthood.
Purpose:
- To document brain weight changes in infants from birth to 54 weeks.
- To analyze age-related brain weight differentiation in individuals aged 6 to 90 years.
Summary:
- Presents comprehensive data on brain weight growth in 745 boys and 558 girls from birth to 54 weeks.
- Includes data on brain weight differentiation across age groups (6-90 years) for 688 males and 404 females.
- Provides a detailed dataset for human brain weight trajectories.
Impact:
- Establishes normative data for brain weight across early development and adulthood.
- Aids in the diagnosis of neurological and developmental disorders.
- Serves as a foundational resource for future neurodevelopmental research.
Abstract:
The paper presents data on the growth of the brain weight of 745 boys and 558 girls from birth to the 54th week of life and also data on the age differentiation of the brain weight of 688 male and 404 female persons in the age groups from the 6th to the 90th year of life.
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