title: Population neuroscience.
abstract: Population neuroscience endeavors to identify influences shaping the human brain from conception onwards, thus generating knowledge relevant for building and maintaining brain health throughout the life span. This can be achieved by studying large samples of participants drawn from the general population and evaluated with state-of-the-art tools for assessing (a) genes and their regulation; (b) external and internal environments; and (c) brain properties. This chapter reviews the three elements of population neuroscience (principles, tools, innovations, limitations), and discusses future directions in this field.
authors.affiliation: Rotman Research Institute and Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto; Canada and Child Mind Institute, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: tpaus@research.baycrest.org.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paus
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D059647:Gene-Environment Interaction; D006801:Humans; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000379:methods*; D011157:Population Dynamics
keywords: Aging; Brain health; Development; Environment; Genes; Mobile technology; Neuroimaging