title: Development of functional and structural connectivity within the default mode network in young children.
abstract: Functional and structural maturation of networks comprised of discrete regions is an important aspect of brain development. The default-mode network (DMN) is a prominent network which includes the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), medial temporal lobes (MTL), and angular gyrus (AG). Despite increasing interest in DMN function, little is known about its maturation from childhood to adulthood. Here we examine developmental changes in DMN connectivity using a multimodal imaging approach by combining resting-state fMRI, voxel-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography. We found that the DMN undergoes significant developmental changes in functional and structural connectivity, but these changes are not uniform across all DMN nodes. Convergent structural and functional connectivity analyses suggest that PCC-mPFC connectivity along the cingulum bundle is the most immature link in the DMN of children. Both PCC and mPFC also showed gray matter volume differences, as well as prominent macrostructural and microstructural differences in the dorsal cingulum bundle linking these regions. Notably, structural connectivity between PCC and left MTL was either weak or non-existent in children, even though functional connectivity did not differ from that of adults. These results imply that functional connectivity in children can reach adult-like levels despite weak structural connectivity. We propose that maturation of PCC-mPFC structural connectivity plays an important role in the development of self-related and social-cognitive functions that emerge during adolescence. More generally, our study demonstrates how quantitative multimodal analysis of anatomy and connectivity allows us to better characterize the heterogeneous development and maturation of brain networks.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Biomedical Informatics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, USA. ksupekar@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Kaustubh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Supekar
authors.forename: Lucina Q
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prater
authors.forename: Hitha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Greicius
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D036421:Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D012146:Rest; D055815:Young Adult
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